To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment costs and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does the trend have for the thermal power producers and the related industry?
Cross-paper and repeated: solar's ecological and economic benefits, regional variation of solar, wind's limited spatial spread, 50% renewables by 2030, falling solar tariffs, green energy corridor, LED programme, and EVs.
What to cover
Targets (500 GW non-fossil by 2030)
Solar parks, rooftop schemes
Wind potential and constraints
Green energy corridors, storage
EV policy (FAME, PLI)
Writing the answer
Use data; link to climate commitments
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