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India can build excellent rockets. Last September, it successfully sent a space mission to Mars – and that, too, at a slim $74 million. Now, India’s government is again reaching for the stars. Actually, it is reaching out for a specific one, the sun. Mr. Modi has announced that India wants to build 100 GW …
India is in a delicate position. On the one hand, it is already the world’s fourth largest emitter. On the other, its per capita emissions are still amongst the lowest in the world. (China’s, by comparison, have already caught up with Europe’s.) There is, unfortunately, still a strong correlation between emissions, energy use and economic …
Several announcements, both at the central and at the state level have created lot of excitement at the Indian solar market. There is high level of confidence in the industry to achieve the fresh target of 100 GW by 2022 from the current capacity of 3 GW (as per the BRIDGE TO INDIA project database). …
There is no doubt that the Indian energy industry (much like other industries) is currently undergoing a phase of massive change.India’s power requirement has been growing at a CAGR of 5.2% for past seven years.[1]Applying the past growth rate to the future, BRIDGE TO INDIA estimates the power requirement in India by 2024 is likely …
We have about 16 years to prevent the most dangerous effects of climate change from unleashing on us, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fifth report. The world has recorded unparalleled amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming since the 1950’s, due to industrialization and modern lifestyles. The validity of …
India’s new government under NarendraModi wants to make the country a favorite destination of international solar investment. To that end, a heavily publicized “RE Invest Summit”will be held in Delhi in February (link). Most international and Indian investors understand well the underlying, strategic case for solar in India. The question is: when will the bright …