India may generate 600,000 tonnes of solar panel waste by 2030
India could accumulate approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste from solar photovoltaic panels by 2030, according to estimates by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), prepared with support from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The figure was disclosed by Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha last week, alongside details of government steps to build domestic recycling capacity. Solar panels…