Will renewable energy make India power utilities non-renewable?
As policy privileged energy renewable energy is allowed to get on and off the grid as per their convenience irrespective of changes in demand at the retail end. As solar developers are not reliant on the market they ignore even the weak ‘market’ signals that say that there is unwanted capacity in the system. Effectively government support encourages production and supply of renewable power which are in conflict with the nascent market system that is emerging in India.
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