Tamil Nadu's 3,000-Megawatt Solar Program in Reaction to Nuclear Opposition
Tamil Nadu's 3,000-Megawatt Solar Program in Reaction to Nuclear Opposition
JOHANNESBURG--October 23, 2012--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As India's Kudankulam nuclear power project moves to the commissioning phase, the Tamil Nadu state government has announced a major support plan for a clean, environmentally friendly solar energy development program in the state. This is in reaction to criticism the government has taken for its "hands-off" attitude toward a strong anti-Kudankulam project lobby among the public and the local population.