Editor's Note

The key to India's Energy Impasse

The growing demand for power brought on by the simultaneous growth of urban areas and modernisation of rural areas is putting a great deal of pressure on our coal-based energy sector. Alternative energy sources like hydropower and wind seem to have limited potential for large-scale electricity generation in a country where land is highly contested, while traditional power plants are groaning under the strain. Some 'green' energy sources can incur environmental and social costs as a result of poor design, as was the case with the wind farms and small...  >>More