Green Energy

Among the various renewable energy resources available, India possesses a very large Green / Solar energy potential. Most parts of the country are blessed with good amounts of sunshine. There are about 300 clear sunny days in a year in most parts of country. The average solar radiation incident over India varies from 4 kWh/m2/day - 7 kWh/m2/day. The solar radiation received over the Indian land area is estimated to be about 5,000 trillion kWh/year.

Solar energy would create a noticeable impact with regard to global warming. Application of green energy would benefit both the industrial sector and the household bracket. In June, 2008, a National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was announced in India, which included eight major national missions with the one on solar energy being the centre piece. This mission envisages a major step up in the utilization of solar energy for power generation and other purposes.

Apart from the central level policies, there are also various solar policies at state level which encourage the solar power development in India.