REIL proposes solar panel manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh.

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd. (REIL), a public sector undertaking, has agreed in principle to set up a solar panel manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh. Disclosing this, Andhra Pradesh Energy Secretary Ajay Jain said that a high-level delegation, consisting of REIL Chairman Veenu Gupta and Managing Director A K Jain, is expected to meet Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu soon to discuss modalities of setting up the plant. During a tele-conference with Naidu, Jain who recently visited Rajasthan to study solar projects including solar agriculture pumps, said that the proposed unit would also help the state generate additional employment. Meanwhile, Naidu, who recently launched a LED lighting programme in Vijayawada, is slated to inaugurate tomorrow distribution of LED lamps at Vinukonda and Nagaram in Guntur district.