The Government of India has ambitious plans for the development of PV and Solar industry and recently established the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission for this purpose. Currently, the estimated capacity in India is about 400 MW for cells and about 1,000 MW for modules. The capacity of PV cells and modules in the country is expected to cross 750 and 1250 MW by the end of 2011. The Solar Mission plans to create an enabling policy framework for the deployment of 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022 by ramping up capacity of grid-connected solar power generation to 1,000 MW by 2013; an additional 3,000 MW by 2017 through the mandatory use of the renewable purchase obligation by utilities backed with a preferential tariff. This capacity is expected to be more than doubled – reaching 10,000 MW installed power by 2017 or more, based on the enhanced and enabled international finance and technology transfer. The Government plans to promote programmes for off-grid applications, reaching 1,000 MW by 2017 and 2,000MW by 2022. 

PV+Solar India Expo 2010, received tremendous response from B2B and USER community, and was termed ‘‘most satisfying’’ by all stakeholders. With 57 exhibitors,19 from overseas, the event attracted about 5,000 visitors from all over India and the neighbouring countries. The concurrent Technical Workshop and the International Conference was attended by over 900 delegates. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.

PV+Solar India Expo 2011 will be held on April 19-21, 2011 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, India. Mumbai, the Financial /Commercial Capital of India, accounts for 25% of industrial output, and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy. The Mega city serves as an economic hub of India, contributing 10% of factory employment, 25% of industrial output, 33% of income-tax collections, 60% of customs duty collections, 20% of central excise tax collections, 40% of India's foreign trade and Rs. 40 billion in corporate taxes. 

PV+Solar India Expo 2011 aims to provide a common Forum to all stakeholders in the field of photovoltaic and solar energy i.e. Central and state governments, local administrations, such as, municipalities, Gram Panchayats, Industry representatives, Manufacturers, Solution providers, Financial and Banking Institutions, R&D and academic organisations and most importantly – THE USERS – to achieve the ambitious targets and goals of the Government of India.

PV+Solar India Expo 2011 provides an ideal opportunity to global players in Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal, Solar Architecture, Photovoltaic Equipment, Products, Materials, and Systems, to display their products and capabilities to explore enormous Business Opportunities in India and neighbouring South Asian countries. 
Concurrently with the Exhibition, a 2-day International Conference and two Technical Workshops would also be organised. 

Organised by Electronics Today, India's FIRST Techno-Economics Electronics monthly journal, and the Pioneer Electronic Exhibitions Organiser in India, now in 43rd year of publication, PV+Solar India Expo 2011 is sponsored by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency and Solar Energy Society of India.