President Murmu said that by 2030, India wants to have 50% non-fossil fuel electricity and has reached 188 GW of renewable energy capacity.
Economic Times
India
01-02-2024
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In her speech to the joint session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, President Droupadi Murmu stated that India has reached a major milestone in its renewable energy capacity, hitting 188 Gigawatts, up from 81 Gigawatts a decade earlier. The announcement is made prior to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's presentation of the Union Budget for 2024–2025.
President Murmu emphasised the country's renewable energy sector's explosive growth, pointing out that in the past ten years, the capacity of wind and solar power has doubled and grown 26 times, respectively.India currently ranks fourth globally in renewable energy and wind power capacity and fifth in solar power capacity.a