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Discuss the importance of solar energy in the future economic development of India.

  • UPSC 2021
  • Resources

India's growth constraint is import exposure: about 90 per cent of crude, half its natural gas and 18 per cent of its coal are imported, with overall primary energy import dependence at 42 per cent in FY25.

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  • Why solar is an economic question, not only an energy one
  • The economic contributions
  • 1. Reducing the current account drain
  • 2. Lowering the delivered cost of power
  • 3. Building a manufacturing base
  • 4. Employment and rural income
  • …and 3 more sections, with a conclusion

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