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Energy Security RE-Invest 2020

ON THE CUSP OF

ENERGY REVOLUTION

When the entire world is facing the grave challenge of climate change, the

need of the hour is to focus on renewable energy. Taking up the challenge,
in the last six years, India has increased its installed renewable energy

capacity to two-and-a-half times with more to come

ndia is constantly focusing MW till October, 2020,
on renewable energy since the share of renewable
IPrime Minister Narendra energy is 89,636 MW. The
Modi took over reins in Government has set the
2014. Inaugurating the third target of 175 GW by 2022
Global Renewable Energy and 450 GW till 2030. (1
Investment Meeting and Expo country has come a long GW - 1000 MW- 1 Billion
(RE-Invest 2020), the Prime way in terms of energy watts
Minister appreciated India's revolution. India is the 4th l States like Gujarat, MP,
efforts in the field of renewable largest country in renewable UP, Rajasthan, Tamil
energy and environmental power generation capacity Nadu, and Himachal
protection. While addressing and is growing at the fastest Pradesh will lead in
representatives from over 80 speed. The renewable renewable energy sector
countries, the Prime Minister energy capacity in India is as they are more organised
expressed happiness over currently 136 Giga Watts, for solar revolution
the progress from Megawatts which is about 36 per of the l The Government’s
to Gigawatts in generation total capacity. commitment towards
capacity within a short span other sources like wind,
of time and ‘One Sun, One THE SUNSHINE bio, hydroelectricity
World, One Grid’ becoming a SECTOR reiterates the fact that
reality. l Out of the total power the country will meet the
In the last 6 years, the generation of 3,73,436 target by 2035

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