Former AP CM N. Kiran Kumar Reddy inaugurating a roof-top ‘Solar Photovoltaic System’ at his Camp Office. (Photo: PTI) Hyderabad: While both the new state governments are stressing on renewable sources of energy to become energy sufficient, the solar panel industry in the erstwhile state has almost become non-existent. Even 10 per cent of licenses issued by the AP government (prior to the bifurcation) for manufacture of solar cells and panels haven’t been used. Most of the industries have shut down, unable to compete with China as both cells and solar panels are imported at lower costs from that country, leaving the local industry in the doldrums. While both the states have committed to solar energy as a key source ...

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