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India's renewable energy capacity crosses 80GW-mark: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

India's renewable energy capacity has crossed the 80GW-mark, which includes 29.55 GW of solar energy and 36.37 GW wind power, Parliament was informed Tuesday. The government has set an ambitious target of having 175 GW of clean energy capacity by 2022, including 100 GW solar and 60 GW of wind energy. "The Government is regularly monitoring the progress being made to achieve the target of 175 GW by 2022. "A total of 80.46 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country as on June 30, 2019 which includes 29.55 GW from Solar & 36.37 GW from Wind power," Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. As per India's submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), a cumulative electric power capacity of 40 per cent from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources is to be installed by 2030. Accordingly, the government has set a target of ...

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India to achieve 175 GW installed renewable energy target before 2022: Govt

India would achieve the target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacities well before 2022, a senior government official said today. "India would achieve its target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity well before 2022 for which bidding process would be completed on time and International Solar Alliance (ISA) shall help mobilise sufficient funds for solar energy projects, said New & Renewable Energy Secretary Anand Kumar at a PHDCCI event here today. Kumar said in the statement issued by industry body that over the years the renewable energy has become cheaper and is set to replace conventional energy, which is a healthy development, and added that India has one of the fastest growing renewable energy programmes in the world. He stressed that the country would achieve its target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity well before 2022 adding that ISA shall help mobilise sufficient funds for solar energy projects. Prime Minister wants India to be an ...

Over 3 lakh may bag green jobs by 2022 if India achieves target of 160 Gw

India has set a target of having 100 Gw of solar and 60 Gw of wind energy capacities by 2022