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Water use in solar power sector [1]

India’s rapidly growing solar sector is heavily exposed to water-risks. This report examines the extent of exposure and measures that may be used to mitigate them. India’s solar sector is growing rapidly – total installed capacity has risen from just 1 GW in 2012 to over 25 GW at present and is expected to go up by over 50 GW in the next five years. Rapid growth and concentration in water-stressed areas exposes solar projects to a growing water risk – scarcity, rising cost, conflict with other social and economic uses and environmental degradation. [2]

Publication Date: 
01/09/2018
BRIDGE TO INDIA [3]
Tags:
Solar Energy [4], Water Demand [5], Water Resources [6], India [7]
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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Water-use-in-solar-power-sector.pdf<br />

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
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