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After meeting India’s PM Narendra Modi last year, President Prabowo Subianto went home and pledged to add 100 GW of solar energy into Indonesia’s energy mix in the following decade. His administration followed this up by promising that 80 GW would be generated throughout 80,000 village cooperatives (Koperasi Merah Putih) nationwide. Is this even possible?
Tune into this episode to learn how India was able to raise its solar capacity by 40x from 3 GW in 2014 to 135 GW in 2025. In this episode, we spoke to Nikit Abhyankar, an adjunct professor in energy technology and policy from UC Berkeley. Stay until the end to learn five key lessons from India’s solar energy revolution!
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