India’s installed renewable energy capacity touches 132.15 GW

As part of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions as per the Paris Accord on Climate Change, India has undertaken to install at least 40 percent of its total electricity generation capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. A cumulative renewable energy capacity of 132.15 GW had been installed in the country, with an additional capacity of 46.69 GW under various stages of implementation and 34.07 GW under various stages of bidding, as stated by R.K. Singh, Minister of State (I/C) for New & Renewable Energy, Power and MoS for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

The country had cumulative installed capacity of 138.93 GW from non-fossil fuel sources. The cumulative renewable energy capacity and cumulative capacity from non-fossil fuel sources constituted 35.80 percent and 37.63 percent of total electricity generation capacity of 369.12 GW installed in the country.