India added 240m phones/year build capacity in just one year Between September 2015 and October 2016 India opened 38 new mobile phone factories with a combined peak output of 248m handsets a year. So says a Department of Telecommunications report (PDF) into the nation's “Make In India” effort to kickstart a manufacturing industry. Of the 29 companies responsible, Reg readers may …
Well, China's coal use peaked in 2014, while India's is still increasing. But, India has excellent solar resources, battery prices are falling, and their electricity grid isn't very good. India's also researching thorium reactors (they have a lot of thorium). Maybe they'll be able to avoid repeating China's experience.
Currently India is well on the way to repeating the Chinese experience. I was in northern India recently: the air quality was not good and visibility was frequently poor throughout Rajasthan and across into Utttar Pradesh. The Indians blame diesel vehicles for the pollution, but I'm certain there's a little more helping things along. Certainly the generally calm conditions you get across the Thar Desert and the Gangetic Plain don't help.
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