Solar, wave and nuclear power are said to be technologically
viable but are still expensive and countries which turn to it have
not made much headway. Why no decisions or planning on use of such
power ? If we don't plan we will be left technologically backward.
We need to have macro-thinkers in this area which know all the
viability and feasibility and practicality to take charge of our
future needs and don't wait until we are too late and economy goes
down before such actions.
To begin with we can set up set policy like targeting to reach a
10% solar energy by year 2018 so that a pilot project can be
started to have a smaller power plant generating small KW to be
connected to small network to supply certain power needs in order
that by 2018 we could fully take advantage of our stronger sunlight
in tropical location to supply up to 10% of our needs.
All night lighting and small electricity needs from fans to
public lighting and small pumps for occasional pumping of basement
sewage to watering of plants and agro-based farming can turn to
such electricity supply of below 20 KW.
China has a widespread usage of alternative energy source
including wind power and incineration power at various locations.
Circumstances will be forcing China and US to convert power
stations as hinted by its leaders recently to supplement the
current oil-based station due to high cost of oil. It cannot keep
using oil to power their economy especially after the recent severe
crisis happening to their economy. It will take a macro thinker of
calibre to convert to nuclear energy full scale.
If US and China turn to such source of energy the world will
shift again and we will be the sucker to all of them again because
of our lack of a macro economic planner at the very top to plan and
oversee such energy conversion which may be even more important
than having another finance minister knowing how to count monies
and tax people to no end.