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  • 11 May 2024
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Source: HT

Recently, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water and Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) market handbook found that the share of coal in India's overall
installed electricity capacity dropped below 50% for the first time in history during the 2023-24 period.

  • The report cited that renewable energy sources made up 71% of the 26 gigawatts (GW) of power generation capacity added in India.
  • India's total installed electricity capacity rose to 442GW, with renewables contributing 144GW (33%) and hydro 47 GW (11%).
  • Solar power accounts for 81% of renewables, with wind capacity reaching nearly 3.3 GW and nuclear capacity adding 1.4 GW.
  • Renewable energy auctions reached a record 41 GW in the fiscal year 2024, with innovative formats like wind-solar hybrids and RE-plus-storage gaining prominence.
    • RE-plus-storage refers to renewable energy systems, such as solar or wind power, combined with energy storage solutions, typically in the form of batteries.
  • India updated its climate change commitments in 2022, aiming to reduce GDP emissions intensity by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030 and have 50% of its power capacity from
    non-fossil sources by the same year.

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