India’s renewable energy capacity addition doubled to 15 GW in Apr-Nov: Pralhad Joshi

NEW DELHI: India’s renewable energy capacity addition almost doubled to 15GW during the April-November period of this fiscal compared a year ago, indicating India’s commitment towards the target of 500GW non-fossil capacity by 2030, Union New & Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.

Addressing at CII International Energy Conference & Exhibition 2024 here, Joshi said, “In fact, over the past decade, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has charted an extraordinary path in the renewable energy sector. Today, India is one of the world’s most promising nations in the clean energy space.”

Between April-November of the current financial year, India added almost 15 GW of renewable energy capacity, nearly double the 7.54 GW added during the same period last year, he said.