Renewable Sources of Energy
Solar Energy
- Solar power in India is a fast developing industry. As of October, 2017 the country's solar grid had a cumulative capacity of 15.60 GW. India quadrupled its solar-generation capacity from 2,650 MW on 26 May 2014 to 12,289 MW on 31 March 2017.
- The country added 3.01 GW of solar capacity in 2015-2016 and 5.525 GW in 2016-2017, the highest of any year, with the average current price of solar electricity dropping to 18%.
- In January 2015 the Indian government expanded its solar plans, targeting US$100 billion in investment and 100 GW of solar capacity (including 40 GW from ....
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