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Here’s how India became a global clean energy powerhouse

Workers clean photovoltaic panels inside a solar power plant in Gujarat, India, in this July 2, 2015 file photo. The likely collapse of SunEdison Inc's solar project in India, the first of 32 planned "ultra mega" complexes, could delay Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal to increase renewable energy fivefold by several years and probably cost consumers more. REUTERS/Amit Dave/Files - GF10000372053

India’s government has chosen to promote renewables like solar energy over fossil fuels. Image: REUTERS/Amit Dave

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