India is blessed with abundant sunlight.
India has set an ambitious target of 40 GW of clean energy generation through rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) installations to be achieved by 2021–22.
India, which is the second-largest coal producer and both the third-largest producer and consumer of electricity in the world, has committed to an RE-dominant future with an ambitious target of 450 GW of RE capacity by 2030.
According to Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India produced 15,311 petajoules of energy in 2020 of which 81% was derived from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
India has 21 of the 30 cities with the worst air quality in the world.
Over the last few years, the use of solar energy has increased considerably in India.
Electricity distribution utilities drive the expansion of energy access and the transition to clean energy.
Indian transport is massive and diverse in catering to the mobility needs of its 1.
The push for clean energy transition as an effective climate action strategy is intensifying.
Green growth refers to a rethinking of traditional development strategies by factoring in how economic growth would impact the environment, and today’s climate crisis prescribes urgent worldwide action on this.
With India’s ambitious 2030 clean energy targets and the 2070 net-zero goal, more was expected from the Union Budget 2023-24 to increase the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and solar photovoltaics (PVs).
In 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the Government of India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution in several cities in India.
India's commitment to the EV30@30 initiative that targets at least30% of vehicle sales to be electric by 2030 translates into adding24 million two-wheelers, 2.
The progress towards India’s ambitious net-zero goals requires that all states contribute to it.
While clean power generation is crucial, India’s energy transition requires concerted efforts from all actors in the power sector value chain.