Solar power in India 印度太阳能 Waiting for the sun 等待着艳阳 Is the sun the answer to India s energy problems? 太阳能是印度能源问题的解决办法吗? ON A salt plain near the border with Pakistan lies half a billion dollars worth of solar-energykit paid for by firms from all over the world. 靠近巴基斯坦边界的一块盐地,安装了来自全球的公司价值五亿美元的太阳能设备。 A million panels stretch as far as the eye can see. 目所能及的就有一百万块太阳能板了。 Past a dishevelled brass band is atent crammed with 5,000 people who cheer when Narendra Modi, the chief minister ofGujarat, declares the solar park open: 穿过一群散乱的铜管乐队就是一个挤满了正在欢庆的5000人帐篷区,此时,古吉拉特邦的首席部长纳伦德拉莫迪宣布太阳能电厂正式运行, I pray, sun god, that today Gujarat will show the way to the rest of the world for solarenergy. 我希望太阳神庇护我们,今天古吉拉特邦将向世界其他地方展示通向太阳能的道路。 Despite the uncomfortable cult of personality around Mr Modi, Gujarat is an easy place todo business. |