Exploring Renewable & Alternative Energy Use in India

India has great potential to accelerate the use of endowed renewable resources to power its economy with a secure and affordable energy supply. This book discusses the ways in which India has supported the growth of renewable energy technologies, the impact this has had on utilisation of various technologies and the enormous remaining potential.

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India has great potential to accelerate the use of its endowed renewable resources to power its growing economy with a secure and affordable energy supply. The Government of India recognises that development of local, renewable resources is critical to ensure that it is able to meet both its economic and environmental objectives, and it has promoted this development through policy action. This book discusses the ways in which India has already supported the growth of renewable energy technologies, the impact this has had on utilisation of various technologies and the enormous remaining potential.