India's huge solar ambitions could push coal further into shade

Foreshadowed 100 gigawatt tender is off the scale of country's energy needs but represents 'brilliant statement of intent', analysts say

India says it intends to launch a tender for 100 gigawatts of solar power, 10 times the size of the current largest solar tender in the world - another Indian project scheduled to open for bids next month.

But analysts have said the country has neither the infrastructure nor the energy demand to warrant installing so much solar capacity in one go, saying the announcement reflects the scale of India's ambition to become a renewable energy leader.