India Needs to Double Share of Clean Power to Meet Climate Goals
- Aims to have 90% power capacity from clean sources, Kumar says
- Local component manufacturing key to India’s energy transition
A solar farm in Pavagada, Karnataka, India.
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The share of clean sources in India’s power generation capacity should surge to 90% by 2047 — more than double from now — for the nation to meet its climate goals, federal Power Secretary Alok Kumar said.
The country will need to reduce the share of coal, which currently accounts for about half of its installed capacity and almost 70% of electricity output, and accelerate deployment of clean power plants to meet its international commitments, Kumar said at an event on the sidelines of the G-20 energy transition working group meeting on Monday.