On Thursday (28th April 2022), India’s renewable energy capacity, excluding huge hydropower projects, surpassed 100 GW, placing it 4th in the world in terms of total installed green energy capacity.
The achievement is significantly meritorious for the world’s third-largest polluter country. India has achieved this in a very short time span of five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his aim to construct 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 in 2015.
However, given the rate at which capacity is being added this year, completing that goal in the decided time span will be a big challenge. “India aims to touch 450 GW capacity by 2030, staying resolute in its commitment to sustainable development goals,” according to a government statement.
Regardless, the achievement will aid New Delhi in resisting pressure to declare a net-zero objective and criticize industrialized economies for their feeble efforts to decrease carbon emissions.
“Another watershed moment in the history of India’s electricity sector… We will continue to be world leaders in energy transformation under PM @narendramodi Ji’s visionary leadership,” electricity and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh tweeted.
“We’d want to recognize the government’s critical role in assisting the sector in achieving this aim. Favorable legislation and an enabling environment have aided the exponential growth of Indian renewable energy companies, according to ReNew Power CEO Sumant Sinha.
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Resource: Times of India
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