Advantages of solar power

An interesting and informative write-up on the above mentioned subject was published in a local English daily on 28th August. It is good that our villagers are getting electricity from alternative sources rather than from the national power grid. It greatly helps to irrigate agricultural lands when there is sufficient sunlight.According to an estimate, around 80,000 solar panels are installed per month. With 100 watt per solar panel, we are adding around 100 X 80,000 = 8MW of alternative power source every month! This works out to 2400 MW of power increase annually (assuming 300 days a year)! The figures are impressive. Moreover, it is free of pollution, no systems loss and no power theft.