The power gap

Renewable energy (RE) is key to achieving India’s commitment under the Paris Agreement. To this end, the government has set a challenging target of adding 500 gigawatts (Gw) of renewable energy by 2030. So far, installed renewable energy capacity – mainly solar and wind – is 136 Gw in March 2024, up from just 35 Gw in March 2014. But this relatively encouraging fourfold increase in installed renewable energy capacity has never equaled the actual contribution to the electricity supply. For example, last fiscal year, renewable energy accounted for about a third of installed electricity generation capacity. But it helped

First print: May 13, 2024 | 10:04 PM IST