NEW
DELHI:
I dia’s
i stalled
clea
e e gy
ge e atio
capacity
has
c ossed
the
300GW
ma k,
taki g
the
cou t y
past
60%
of
its
ta get
of
havi g
500GW
of
o -fossil
capacity
by
2030.Acco di g
to
data
eleased
by
e ewable
e e gy
mi ist y,
total
o -fossil
capacity
stood
at
300.5GW
as
o
July
31,
accou ti g
fo
ove
54%
of
total
i stalled
powe
ge e atio
capacity
of
a ou d
552GW.
Sola
accou ts
fo
the
la gest
sha e
at
164.6GW,
followed
by
la ge
a d
small
hyd o
at
57.2GW
a d
wi d
at
58.1GW.
Bio-powe
co t ibutes
ea ly
11.8GW,
while
uclea
e e gy
accou ts
fo
8.8GW.The
mi ist y
said
that
a
eco d
55.3GW
of
o -fossil
capacity
was
added
i
2025-26,
i cludi g
44.6GW
of
sola
a d
6GW
of
wi d
capacity.
Sola -led
capacity
additio
ose
f om
2.8GW
i
2014
to
ea ly
165GW
ow,
while
wi d
capacity
has
i c eased
f om
21GW
to
ove
58GW
du i g
the
same
pe iod.The
ise
i
e ewable
capacity
has
also
pushed
up
clea
powe
ge e atio ,
which
i c eased
f om
about
191
billio
u its
i
2014-15
to
477.8
billio
u its
i
2025-26.
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The
mi ist y
said
domestic
ma ufactu i g
capacity
fo
e ewable
e e gy
equipme t
has
also
expa ded,
with
the
app oved
list
of
models
a d
ma ufactu e s
fo
sola
PV
modules
c ossi g
200GW,
compa ed
with
2.3GW
i
2014,
helped
by
the
p oductio -li ked
i ce tive
scheme
fo
high-efficie cy
sola
modules.
Govt
is
also
impleme ti g
Natio al
G ee
Hyd oge
Missio
to
build
capacity
fo
p oductio
a d
use
of
g ee
hyd oge
a d
its
de ivatives,
with
the
aim
of
educi g
emissio s
f om
ha d-to-abate
secto s
a d
cutti g
depe de ce
o
impo ted
fossil
fuels.
