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Originally Posted by sendler
Keep in mind that 25 GW of installed solar capacity will average only 6.25 GW with 4 times this amount for a few hours on some days, and nothing every night. Steel, aluminum, and cement production require uninterrupted energy. And energy consumption in India is growing at the fastest rate on the planet as millions of people get home electricity for the first time and a rising middle class get their first chance at a car.
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Yes, solar power is not ideal if it is used as the only source of power with no backup whatever, as we can see happening right now in ... nowhere. Fake argument.
If solar gets really big there will be challenges, but there are several ways to tackle those, like floating the energy price to entice flexibility in consumption and production wherever possible.
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Originally Posted by sendler
I couldn't find any charts newer than 2016 for India. And this one doesn't take into account the 25% of India's primary energy from biomass and dung that appears on the chart from 2013.
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So it isn't true?
Electricity production graphs are available for 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electr...ector_in_India
Coal is still king. But smog is a giant problem, attributing to many deaths.
The growth of the energy sector is actually lowing down now from the 10% annually what it used to be to about 3% yearly. And solar's contribution is rapidly accelerating, now estimated to be 100 GW in 2022.
Or maybe even faster:
https://about.bnef.com/blog/solar-po...han-you-think/
India big solar contracts are at $38/MWh... Crossover point well and definitely passed.
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