The World Bank announcement (“WB offers $1 billion aid for solar projects”, July 1) is a huge boost to the country’s efforts to tap renewable energy. It is bound to triple the share of renewable energy by 2030 and have far-reaching global implications in the fight against climate change.
Jayasree Thampi,
Oachira, Kerala
Green energy needs to figure in the energy chart of India very prominently, and the World Bank has done well in supporting this goal. But much needs to be done if the capacity targets for solar generation, at 100 GW by 2022, up from 20 GW, are to be met. Of this, approximately 40 GW will come from rooftop installations, with an additional 60 GW from ground-mounted installations. One also has to take note of the National Wind Energy Mission’s target of onshore generation at 100 GW by 2022. However, while chasing ambitious targets, two things need to be kept in mind — first, the ignorance about wind energy, which according to research has more potential than solar, and the second, problems with solar platforms in tropical countries being affected by dust and temperature.
Naveen Rattu,
Chandigarh
