Business Green: The Indian government has this week confirmed that it will kick off its high-profile Solar Mission project next month, inviting bids for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totalling 500MW of capacity. New and renewable energy minister Farooq Abdullah said the initial phase of the programme will see the government deliver 500MW of solar PV and 500MW of solar thermal power by 2013. It is hoped that the initial wave of projects will prove the viability of the technology and allow …