From a technological point of view, India is an excellent place for the development of solar energy. It gets plenty of sunshine for most parts of the year, with the summer temperatures well in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in most parts of the country. To the northwest, India has the Thar Desert that has been identified as a feasible spot for the development of solar power, since the area is mostly an arid land and gets plenty of sunlight.
Apart from the solar power generation potential at a large scale, there is plenty of scope for household solar harvesting. This is primarily owing to two reasons – the amount of sunshine received by homes and the presence of flat roofs almost throughout the country. Flat roofs can help tap the solar energy much more efficiently and help homes generate their own power. The per capita energy consumption of India is about 15 times less than the US, which means the household solar energy harvesting can easily power an Indian home. Rooftop solar energy generation is particularly important for a country like India where there is land scarcity and acquisition of huge lands for the development of projects can be a slow and tedious process riddled with bureaucracy. Read more...
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