‘India-led solar alliance may be highlight of Paris summit’

Calling for close Sino-India cooperation for clean energy development, a state-run Chinese daily on Tuesday said the India-led solar alliance may be the highlight of next week’s Paris climate conference.

“India boasts a huge market. Currently, more than 300 million people in the country’s rural areas are not hooked up to the grid. By adopting solar power to generate electricity, New Delhi hopes to remove the bottleneck of fossil fuels and enter into an era of clean energy,” an article in Global Times said.“The India-led solar alliance may be a highlight of the upcoming Paris conference,” the article said. “From a long-term perspective, Beijing and New Delhi can jointly exploit energies on the moon. They can put solar panels on the moon, using existing technology to transfer the energy to Earth,” the article titled ‘India offers bright future for solar power’ said.

“China and India have plenty of room for cooperation. If they cooperate on technological aspects such as coal development, electricity generation from renewable energies, energy-saving and environmental protection as well as nuclear technologies, India can increase its energy supply with relatively low costs and promote the usage of clean energy.