Article | Let Us Be Environment Friendly In This Diwali By Use Solar Energy | Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh | Central Chronicle
Article Let Us Be Environment Friendly In This Diwali By Use Solar Energy - Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh" Do you know how much coal is used to generate electricity? At present, 70 percent of the electricity in the country is produced from coal. All the power stations in the country consume about 920 million tonnes of coal a year. 500 to 850 grams of coal is burnt to produce 1 unit of electricity. 1 MW means 24000 units of electricity i.e. 18 to 20 tonnes of coal is consumed to produce one MW of electricity. Whereas every Diwali we burn about 100 to 350 MW of additional electricity. This thing is neither eco friendly, nor climate friendly nor household budget friendly. So why not do something this time in which we do not have to pay huge electricity bills and we can also save from the damage caused to the climate by the exorbitant expenditure of electricity. Yes, we can us...