TNPSC Thervupettagam

40 Percent power generation capacity from non-fossil fuel sources

December 5 , 2021 966 days 582 0
  • India has achieved the target of 40 percent of its installed electricity generation capacity being from non-fossil energy sources.
  • At COP 21, as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), India had committed to achieving 40 percent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030.
  • The country has achieved this target in November 2021 itself.
  • The country's installed renewable energy (RE) capacity stands at 150.05 GW.
  • Its nuclear energy-based installed electricity capacity is 6.78 GW.
  • This brings the total non-fossil fuels-based installed energy capacity to 156.83 GW.
  • This is 40.1 percent of the total installed electricity capacity of 390.8 GW.

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