Comments on: Solar energy blooms in India

By: Dilip Joshi

Dilip Joshi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:38:01 +0000

Let’s be clear – India is not being quick, it is one specific part of India i.e. Gujarat that is being quick. Rest of India is mired in totally inefficient and corrupt governance, leading to big ideas and very little execution. US did a smart thing – allied with programs in Gujarat, hence making fast progress. If it continues with such alliance on other programs, it will see very fast progress… Just my few cents worth…

By: tand46

tand46 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:00:19 +0000

It’s great what India is doing, it would be nice if other countries would follow suite.

By: Ucilia Wang

Ucilia Wang — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:57:59 +0000

It’s great that India is moving quickly with solar installations now. The trick is to do it consistently over time. We’ve already seen boom-bust developments in other countries.

By: Vilas R.Naganur

Vilas R.Naganur — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:57:37 +0000

Even though harnessing power through coal is still a cost effective way but given the capacity constraints in coal extraction by state owned mining company Coal India and the environmental impact, tapping energy through alternatives is a way forward.Since India lies in tropical belt Solar ofcourse scores first with potential of close to 3500-4000 GW out of which Gujarat & Rajasthan accounting half of it.Presence of global players in India, plus domestic integrated panel makers will drive down costs further southwards.

By: Christopher Miles

Christopher Miles — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:34:47 +0000

Given that the US is now first in renewable energy investments- it’s time for the Commerce Dept and heck, yes even the chamber! to get in on helping our firms export what we do best. More localization, more interpreting and web site and white paper translations, more intellectual protections, and more training of our Diplomatic corps to further open these markets like India. 600 MW in a year is the equivalent of just one coal plant. If we are going to tackle this C02 problem- we must get better, faster.