National solar mission : India targets 1,000mw solar power in 2013

The Union Cabinet of India is going to consider the mission document, which requires India to generate 1,000 mw of solar power every year by 2013. Targeted to 20000 mw by 2020

In the first phase

up to 2013, the government is also proposing to generate 200 mw of off-grid solar power and cover 7 million sq metres with solar collectors.

In the final phase in 2022

the government hopes to produce 20,000 mw of grid-based solar power, 2,000 mw of off-grid solar power and cover 20 million sq metres with collectors.

This policy would also provid soft loan to villagers of 9,000 villages for Solar lighting systems, which would be refinanced by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited.

Nodal agency for the first phase is NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) 

Roof-top solar power will be promoted by providing a generation based incentive for self-use as well as putting the power on to the grid.

The government has proposed a Solar Energy Authority or a Mission with an additional secretary rank official to head the executive arm.