‘India 4th largest renewable energy producer at 257 GW’

India’s solar capacity increases from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 128 GW today, says Pralhad Foshi

- MPOST BUREAU

Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said India is the fourth-largest nation in the world in terms of renewable energy capacity, at 257 GW,a threefold jump from 81 GW in 2014.

Addressing the 8th session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly, the Union New and Renewable Energy minister said India’s solar capacity increased from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 128 GW today.

He said, “India is now the world’s 4th-largest in RE capacity. Renewables in 2014 V/s Now: 81 GW - 257 GW”

He informed that solar module manufacturing capacity increased from 2 GW in 2014 to 110 GW at present.

Similarly, the solar cells manufacturing increased from ‘zero’ to 27 GW.