There's a huge market for solar power in India, and it's thanks in large part to government incentives, reports the Wall Street Journal.
In fact, the country had just one megawatt-hour of solar power in 2015, but that's expected to jump to more than a gigawatt-hour by 2024, according to a report by the Indian chamber of commerce.
That's in part because of the country's relatively low cost of solar power, which the Journal notes is about half the cost of electricity in the US.
In fact, the government has set a target of getting a fifth of its energy from solar by 2030, up from 5% today.
"The government is trying to make it as profitable as possible for businesses to go solar," says the CEO of a company that sells solar power to businesses.
India also has a growing middle class, and that's a big factor in the country's desire to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
"The government is trying to make it as profitable as possible for businesses to go solar," says the CEO of a company that sells solar power to businesses.
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