here we go again. again as usual. again a politician talking about renewables. again obviously no followups will happen.

this time it is the respected minister of external affairs talking about renewables. in case you wonder why external minister should talk about renewable energy, i guess, he is concerned about the energy security of india so dependent on foreign oil/natural gas/coal sources and this can in turn lead to economic and external instabilities if there are huge fluctuations in energy market.

and the minister says and i quote,
"Mr. Mukherjee said efforts were being made to develop new, alternative and renewable low cost energy sources. Wind, solar, geo-thermal, biomass, hydrogen, and nuclear energy sources were at various stages of development. All these steps were essential to ensure that the economy, growing at an impressive rate of 8-9 per cent annually, achieved the target of a double-digit growth rate within five years."

the minister says hydrogen, nuclear, biomass, geo-thermal (apart from solar and wind) are under various of stages of development.

hello......

even in devleoped countries like america there is huge resistance for nuclear energy. hydrogen has proven to be a non-starter. biomass is under pressure from oil lobby always.

why can't the minister talk about reduced and green consumption. why can't the minister talk about reducing india's t&d losses (which is like 30 to 40%) and bringing it to level of america (where it is like 3 to 4%). why can't the minister talk about green buildings as way of being sustainable....

alas when it comes to development, whether it is the finance ministry or external affairs ministry, every body is a blinded horse running amok.