Summary
Half of its electricity now comes from the sun and wind.
The United Nations climate leader says India is a solar superpower.
Key Points
3 points1
Clean energy now provides 50% of India's power.
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India is called a solar superpower by the United Nations climate chief.
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Using sunshine helps India face energy challenges without polluting.
New Words to Learn
7 wordssolar
energy that comes from the sun
superpower
a country that is very strong at something
fossil-fuel-free
energy that does not use oil, coal, or gas
installed power capacity
the amount of electricity that can be made by all the power plants
transition challenges
difficult problems when changing from old ways to new ways
Executive Secretary
the main boss of a big group
United Nations
a group of many countries working together
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