IFC guidebook for solar power in South Asia

19 January 2012

Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, continues to expand its global reach in solar energy with the recent completion of an ambitious project for the International Finance Corporation aiming to catalyse the solar market in South Asia.

The project began in 2010 and included an extensive market analysis of the Indian solar sector. The company’s solar experts carried out construction monitoring and acceptance testing of a 5MW thin film plant in Tamil Nadu including the independent monitoring of irradiation using a mobile measurement station.

Culminating in the delivery of a strategic guidebook for the development, construction and financing of solar power projects, this project marks a significant step in the enhancement of the Indian solar sector.

Alasdair Miller, SgurrEnergy’s Engineering Director, who managed the project, commented, “This was a particularly varied and interesting assignment and I believe through our involvement we have made a significant contribution to accelerating the growth of the solar sector in India”.

Following delivery of the guidebook, our project team gave a series of ‘lessons learned’ webinars to a global audience of IFC and World Bank staff and discussed the project at key Indian event InterSolar in Mumbai. The guidebook is now available through the IFC’s website and is being distributed at international solar exhibitions.

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