Clean Energy Alternatives Could Help India Avoid Another Blackout

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Clean Energy Alternatives Could Help India Avoid Another Blackout

Over 680 million Indians across 20 of India’s 28 states were affected by the world’s largest power outage this week . While fortunately, a natural disaster was not the cause, nature may have very well played a leading role in the blackout. From scorching temperatures resulting in a growing reliance on air-conditioners, to a severely lacking monsoon leading to an unusually high dependence on energy-intensive irrigation, the changing climate worsens an energy shortage that many have already described as nothing short of a crisis. But for a country like India, inherently complex and intricately woven by traditions and customs that change every few miles, the path to finding a solution for its “energy crisis” too, will require a range of solutions to come together, both existing and new. As described by my colleague, Anjali Jaiswal, here and here , renewable energy, one of Ind...

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