July 8, 2012. The state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is planning to set up small, pilot power plants with strong linkages with research and academic institutions to develop technologies and products relevant for India. Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the corporation said the corporation would put up solar power plants on its own. He said there is a possibility of having large solar collectors that would move the sun's rays to be finally collected into a photovoltaic module. Another technology is having a combination of a tower and photovoltaic mirrors. The mirror would reflect the sunlight on a tower which would beam the rays back to a photovoltaic panel on the ground. Kakodkar said India should have a long-term strategic plan for sustainable development of the solar power sector while being conscious of the need to do value addition within the country.