Showing posts with label sustainable growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sustainable growth. Show all posts

October 30, 2011

India: With accent on renewable sources of energy, the solar sector in India is poised to grow at a significant pace

Solar power is one of the most talked about topics in India today. With peak power deficit hovering around the 12 per cent and increasing fossil fuel costs, the government is aggressively pushing for renewable sources of energy. Of the 182 GW of total installed power generation capacity in India, renewables constitute about 11 per cent. However, the installed solar capacity still has less than 1 per cent share in the total renewable energy installed capacity.