Averaging 300 days of sunshine a year, India has huge solar energy potential. It still relies heavily on coal for its electricity needs – compounding some of the world’s worst air pollution. But with plans to get half its power supplies from renewables by 2030 – India is going to have to up its solar game. A village in Gujarat is leading the way - as the country’s first to be powered by the sun – 24/7!
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