Summary
A new program is putting solar panels on many rooftops, helping families pay less for electricity.
India aims to double its clean energy and become one of the world’s biggest producers of sunshine power.
Key Points
3 points1
Inventors are asked to create solar cooking tools and chargers for electric bikes and cars.
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More than 6.5 million households have joined the free solar electricity scheme, cutting bills by about three‑quarters.
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The country plans to add about 500 gigawatts of clean energy in the next ten years.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsstartup
a new small business that tries out fresh ideas
Indian Institutes of Technology
top engineering colleges in India
gigawatt
a huge amount of power, enough to light millions of homes
grid
the network of wires that moves electricity to homes and schools
investment
money put into a project to help it grow
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