From Solar Power to Solar Waste: India’s Emerging Concern
India’s shift to renewable energy, especially solar, is key to its climate and development goals. Rapid growth in solar power boosts energy security and cuts emissions, but it also raises a growing challenge: managing solar waste.
- Addressing this issue is essential for the sector’s long-term sustainability.
India’s Solar Waste Projection
Solar Waste by 2047
- A study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) estimates that India could generate more than 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047.
- Addressing this volume would require nearly 300 dedicated recycling facilities and an investment of about $478 million (£362 million) over the ....
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