India, which imports 70 per cent of its oil and relies on modest coal reserves to generate most of its electricity, is on course to become the third-largest user of energy by 2030, behind the US and China. It is scrambling to tackle a gaping power deficit. Alternate energy technologies stand to give India needed energy resources. India has recently stepped up its efforts to tap other renewable energy sources — most notably through a $19 billion plan to develop solar energy. Of particular interest are the Gulf of Kutch and the Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea: two sites renowned for extreme daily tides. The project could lead to hundreds of millions of pounds worth of investment in tidal energy if the results of the study are positive. Sea water is 832 times denser than air and gives more kinetic energy than a 350 km/h wind.
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