Solar sustainability as a path to an energy independent future

The demand for energy is rising rapidly in the world’s fastest-growing major economy, India, as industrialisation is at its new peak and urbanization is taking place even in the remotest regions of the country. Once largely dependent on fossil fuels and imported energy, India is now quickly becoming energy-independent and that too with the remarkable contribution of solar energy. This largest available renewable resource is no more an alternative but a national imperative to accomplish India’s energy independence and near-zero emissions target by 2047. Apart from playing a pivotal role in energy transformation, solar is going to be a vital force in the overall economic security of the country.