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Solar is now cheaper than coal, says India energy minister

2016-04-18 16:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: India is on track to soar past a goal to deploy more than 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022, the countrys energy minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Speaking at the release of a 15-point action plan for the countrys renewable sector, Goyal said he was now considering looking at something more for the fast growing solar sector. I think a new coal plant would give you costlier power than a solar plant, he said. Of course there are challenges of 24/7 power. We accept all of that...

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