India and France lead efforts to boost solar power generation

Modi's government unveils 27 solar projects in 15 countries at cost of $1.4 billion

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron at the inauguration of a solar power plant at Mirzapur in northern Uttar Pradesh state on March 12. (Photo courtesy of Press Information Bureau of India)

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India and France have joined hands to spearhead a global "solar revolution" with an aim to generate one terawatt of energy by 2030, an ambitious goal that requires $1 trillion in funds.

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