In India, construction of giant solar power plant stopped by a rare bird
In India, two tasks have come into conflict with each other: the development of large-scale solar energy and the need to preserve a very rare bird species – the great Indian bustard, writes ecoportal.net.
Indian Bustard. Photo: dibird.com
The developed project envisioned the construction of a giant solar power plant with about 10 million panels in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat – some of the sunniest regions in the country. This is an important direction for India, as the country is rapidly increasing electricity consumption while simultaneously trying to reduce air pollution.
But the problem is that precisely in those areas lives the great Indian bustard – one of the rarest birds in the world, with only about 150 individuals. It is an endangered species and very vulnerable to human infrastructure: power lines and other obstacles often become the cause of its death.
The bird has a peculiarity – it has poor visibility of obstacles directly in front of it and can collide with power lines. Therefore, environmentalists and courts began to consider the territory critical for its survival.
As a result, a court in India made decisions obliging authorities and developers to change their plans: a portion of the land must be set aside for the protection of the bustard and its habitat. This effectively means that the large-scale energy project will either be significantly reduced or frozen in certain areas.
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