Solar Photo Voltaic Power Generation:An Indian Perspective

Solar energy is a clean, renewable way to provide electrical power available abundant and it is , inexhaustible among all of renewable energy resources. Photo voltaic power (PV) system (direct conversion of solar energy to electricity by means of solar cells) appears more flexible to meet the wide range of small scale energy needs of rural villages, particularly in the agricultural sector in developing countries like India. To make PV systems more economical to the rural users, many works in the areas of research, technological growth, manufacture field . This paper reviews the availability, present status, strategies, major realizations, existing performance models and future predictions of solar options in India. Efforts have been made to summarize the photovoltaic technology, capability, solar cell materials, environmental aspect, system performance and reliability, and present and future predictable costs. This review would be useful for Photo voltaic system producers, researchers and academicians for developing new technologies, comparing cell materials, cost comparisons to give better services to users over a wide range of applications and from the available research works it is also concluded that PV technology provide a better option for energy needs in the near and long term for our country.