World Bank lends $1bn to power India's solar revolution

Michael Holder
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India has ambitious plans to ramp up its solar power generation to 100GW by 2022

The World Bank has agreed to lend India more than $1bn to help deliver the country's ambitious plan to ramp up solar power generation to 100GW by 2022. Announced yesterday, the loan is to be provided...

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