Chennai: American solar technology company, First Solar is all set to inaugurate its first India plant at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, on January 11. DH’s E T B Sivapriyan spoke to the company’s CEO, Mark Widmar, on the Indian market, the technology used by the company, and its China strategy. Edited excerpts:
After a decade in the Indian market, what prompted First Solar to start making its thin solar modules here?
We always look at the end market and the sustainability of the demand. Clearly, there is a focus around renewable energy in India to help achieve its climate change objectives.
