COP26: What is the UK and India's 'Green Grids Initiative'?

Nov 3, 2021

the new 'Green Grids' initiative means that the excess renewable energy generated by solar panels, for example, like these ones in this sunny location, can be sent to other countries that need it

"If the world has to move to a clean and green future, these interconnected transnational grids are going to be critical solutions," - Narendra Modi. Image: UNSPLASH/Jeremy Bezanger

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