India’s reservoirs can host 102 GW of floating solar, says first national assessment
A new report from India's National Institute of Solar Energy suggests that the country's reservoirs could support 102 GW of floating solar capacity. This technology is being explored as a land-neutral alternative to traditional ground-mounted solar farms.
Why it matters
Floating solar could help India meet its ambitious 500 GW non-fossil energy target by bypassing land acquisition challenges.
India’s reservoirs can host about 102 gigawatt (GW) of floating solar capacity, according to the first comprehensive national assessment of the technology’s potential by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The report titled ‘Solar PV Potential of India (Floating Solar)’ frames panels on water as a way around one of the most intractable obstacles in the solar sector — land.
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