India stands third in Asia and fourth in the world in terms of solar power production - about 38% of its total capacity of renewable energy. India’s National Solar Mission, launched in 2010 when just 10MW of solar power was installed, had a target of 20GW for the end of the decade. However, with significant activity over the following years, installed capacity actually reached 37 GW – i.e. almost double the target.
The Bhadla Solar Park, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is said to be the largest solar power plant in the world. Other big solar plants in India are Shakti Sthala solar power project in Tumakuru, Karnataka, Ultra Mega Solar Park in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Then Rewa Solar Power Project in M.P. and Kamuthi, in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
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Power demand touched an all-time high of 187.3 GW in January 2021, up from 170.97 GW during January last year. India now aims to achieve 100GW of solar power capacity by 2022.
Concerns being raised are: mining of minerals for panels and batteries, depriving huge areas of sunlight and water for long, land used for pasture being taken away etc. Large-scale solar projects are exempted from environmental processes on grounds of their mitigating carbon emissions.
Other applications such as solar lamps, solar street lights and solar pumps have been promoted. Individual rooftop solar panel are being incentivised and, in our own complex too, one has been set-up over our club house. Solar plants above drains and canal are also being constructed. The world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa. M.P. Pradesh will begin power generation by year 2022-23.
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From my friend PS: Solar power should be used in everyday cooking also. When i was in gwalior i always cooked my lunch and dinner in the solar cooker. I saved money on gas cylinder. Only during the raining season and on cloudy days cooking was done on a gas stove. The food tasted better and i didn't have to worry about reheating the food. I have been using this cooker since 1985. In noida i am very uncomfortable when i have to make kheer, gajar ka halwa or roasting peanuts, dalia, sooji, besan, sweet potatoes etc.
In housing societies they must have some open roof tops for the residents to use their solar cooker. I am waiting so i can start using mine
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