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by tim333 3720 days ago
The headline's accurate in that India energy minister said "solar is now cheaper than coal." Doesn't necessarily mean solar is actually cheaper than coal.
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He said that? Can you please provide the quote?
Ok - it seems he tweeted rather than said it:

>“Through transparent auctions with a ready provision of land, transmission and the like, solar tariffs have come down below thermal power cost,” Goyal said in a tweet.

http://cleantechnica.com/2016/01/22/solar-power-now-cheaper-...