India to have 65 percent non-fossil fuel power generation capacity by 2030: RK Singh: The Tribune India News WAALI
India will get more than 65 percent of its power generation capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030, Energy and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh said on Monday.
Speaking at a CII conference on green energy, he said India is targeting 65 percent of its power generation capacity from non-fossil fuels, but the country will have more than that.
India will have 90 GW of solar production capacity by 2030, up from 20 GW currently, he added.
He also said that around 15-20 GW of solar production capacity is under construction and India will have 40 GW of such capacity under the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme-II (PLI-II).
The minister also urged the industry player to switch to manufacturing high-efficiency solar panels.
He explained that the country already has 170 GW of renewable energy (including large-scale hydro), while another 80 GW are under construction.
India has planned to have 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
“Not only will we reach 65 percent (from renewable energy by 2030), we will have more (65 percent capacity),” the minister said.
He also said industry has expressed interest in a 25 million tonne green hydrogen capacity.
Green hydrogen production capacity could be 35-40 million tons, he noted.
Source : PTI
