Jakson Says Solar to Match Diesel-Generator Sales by 2017

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Jakson Group, one of India’s biggest suppliers of diesel generators, expects about half of its sales to come from the solar business within three years as rising fuel costs make sun-based power more attractive.

Jakson, which assembles and sells Cummins Inc. generators in India, completed its first photovoltaic power plant in Bap, Rajasthan, about 25 percent below cost and ahead of schedule, Managing Director Sameer Gupta said in an interview.