India To Form Solar Generation Consortium With Nations Having Greatest Solar Energy Potential

The continued focus of Modi Govt. on promotion of solar energy is now enetering the leadership mode in solar generation. At the first meeting of the reconstituted Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change held on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's intent to focus on solar and other "green" sources of energy. The prime minister suggested that the idea of creating a consortium of nations with the greatest solar energy potential. Additionally, the meeting also laid the ground work for a mission mode for harnessing wind energy and aggressively moving forward on waste to energy.

Prime Minister Modi's stress on green energy was clear, when he suggested that the focus on tackling climate change should not be limited to emissions and reductions in the amount of carbon alone. Instead, he suggested that more needs to be done to focus on clean energy generation, energy conservation and energy efficiency.

The prime minister's focus on clean energy comes a week ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India.Though the visit was not discussed explicitly, the indications are clear that two leaders will focus on deepening the partnership in the areas of clean energy, and energy efficiency.

According to the official statement released after meeting, the prime minister in his address to the council, said that India and other countries will solar power potential should join hands for innovation and cutting-edge research that would reduce the cost of solar energy, making it more accessible to people.