India’s solar-powered future clashes with local life
India wants 40% of its electricity to come from renewable sources, which will require vast amounts of land. …
“Rain-fed and irrigated lands are being identified as dry land, drought-prone wasteland, non-productive land and so on, all to ensure such lands can be made available for the land-guzzling, utility-scale renewable energy projects, especially solar and wind,” says Mrs Rao.