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I dont know about the other nations you mentioned but I can talk about India. India has dozens of companies manufacturing and selling solar photovoltaic cells and other solar equipment including hybrid solar-wind systems. Some state governments have made solar power heaters mandatory in buildings. The government offers a 50% subsidy on installation of solar or wind power equipment for residential or commercial use. The Indian Ministry for Non-Conventional Energy Sources is pushing for a renewable energy Special Economic Zone which would give a huge push to the manufacture of solar power equipment in the country.

Finally, the Ernst and Young Country Competitiveness Index rates India the second-most attractive country for renewable energy technology investments.

My point is that India certainly is doing more than a lot of other countries in popularizing solar power - of course a lot more could still be done.

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