Eco Factor: India to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels by 2050.
Developing countries like India and China are among the most polluting nations of the world. The only thing that can brighten these nations is the use of renewable energy at a scale no one has ever thought of before. Being the seventh largest country of the world, India receives about 5,000 trillion KWhs of solar energy each day, which is put to good use, can well provide more electricity than the country actually requires.
India’s climate change plan is about to take a leap, with the development of massive solar energy generating plants that will generate about 200,000MW of electricity by 2050. The plan calls for 20,000MW by 2020, 100,000MW by 2030 and thereby reaching a goal of 200,000MW by 2050.
The plan indicates solar installation on about 3 million square meters of rooftop space from 2,000-3,000 government buildings. Other mandates also target non-governmental rooftops, vacant land and buildings such as hospitals and hotels. In addition to this, the government is also planning to add 20 million solar lights for residences, which will be able to save over one billion liters of kerosene per year by 2020.
Once implemented, the generation of solar energy will be able to eliminate 42 million tons of CO2 emissions and generate about 100,000 green jobs for the masses, which would be great as India is already looking for ways to end unemployment.
Via: CleanTechnica
