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India transforms the roof solar power industry

Geoff Riley

7th December 2017

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India is making strides towards becoming a global solar superpower and this short video from the World Bank provides an overview of the rapid progress being made. A game changer - a hugely important part of the growth and development jigsaw. India added more rooftop solar power capacity in the last financial year than in the previous four years combined.

India transforms the roof solar power industry

India plans to generate 160 gigawatts of #wind and #solar power by 2022, creating 330k new jobs. For the country's rural poor, these clean energy positions offer a lucrative alternative to subsistence farming https://t.co/3bQk9XA49e pic.twitter.com/FfLMxLDnmq
— World Resources Institute (@WorldResources) December 7, 2017

Solving India's water crisis with #solar power? It's happening: https://t.co/za9WFhCvY0.
— Clean Energy Co (@cleanenergyco) December 7, 2017

Informative read on how the #solar industry has taken off in #India via @qz https://t.co/PKbPO6HOm4
— Brightfields (@brightfieldsllc) December 7, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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