India can add 67,000 megawatts solar generation capacity by 2022, KPMG report

摘要

Technological breakthroughs and economies of scale will make solar power competitive in six years and help India add 67,000 megawatts of solar generation capacity by 2022 -more than thrice the country's target, according to a report by consultancy firm, KPMG. "The present trends indicate that the prospects are very bright for solar power to be equal to conventional electricity any time after 2017," said a senior official from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.