Foreshadowed 100 gigawatt tender is off the scale of country’s energy needs but represents ‘brilliant statement of intent’,analysts sayIndia says it intends to launch a tender for 100 gigawatts of solar power, 10 times the size of the current largest solar tender in the world – another Indian project scheduled to open for bids next month.
But analysts possess said the country has neither the infrastructure nor the energy demand to warrant installing so much solar capacity in one go, or saying the announcement reflects the scale of India’s ambition to become a renewable energy leader. Related: How India’s battle with climate change could determine all of our fates Related: Indian solar power prices hit record low,undercutting fossil fuels Related: India fully electric after last village connected, claims government Related: 'Just four citizens': the Australians who confronted Adani in India, and made a incompatibility Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com