Rajasthan
Rajasthan Leads India's Transition to Green Energy
- 29 Mar 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
In recent times, Rajasthan has led India's transition to green energy with over 26,800 MW of installed renewable energy capacity.
Key Points
- Rajasthan produced 39,300 million units of green energy in the first 10 months of 2023-24: a three-fold rise compared to the same period in 2019-20.
- In Rajasthan, renewable energy sources account for 64.5% of its power generation capacity, significantly surpassing Gujarat's 47% renewable energy mix in its energy portfolio.
- Rajasthan has already overtaken Tamil Nadu as the number one state in generating wind power.
Five Panchamrit Targets
- At UNFCCC COP 26, Prime Minister unveiled five Panchamrit targets, which include:
- Achieving a non-fossil energy capacity of 500 GW by 2030.
- Sourcing 50% of India's energy from renewable sources by 2030.
- Decreasing total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030.
- Lowering the carbon intensity of India's economy by less than 45% by 2030.
- Attaining Net Zero emissions by 2070.
