Solar energy projects have become a means of empowerment among rural and remote communities in India, especially those that have never been on the conventional electricity grid.
Statistics published by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy indicate that with about 300 sunny days in a year, India’s land area can be used to generate around 5,000 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually. According to International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2020 report, the country has the world’s fifth-largest installed solar power capacity, with 38 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, and productionof 54 TWhof electricity.
Removing fossil fuels from the picture is one of the ways to signal traditional professions like fishing to a more environment-friendly way of operation.
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