Solar power as a stand-by resource

Solar energy bereft of subsidy and/or feed-in tariff is costly. So much so, that it has not proved popular in urban areas. The policy on subsidy in urban areas is unclear and feed-in tariff-common in developed countries as a stimulus for growth-is nowhere in sight. Also uncertain is the matter of funding solar power projects by way of soft loans with interest in the 5-6% range. All these factors ...
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