Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that 40 Gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy (RE) can soon come online as talks are on with states for signing power purchase agreements (PPAs). He said ‘we are targeting 50 GW of RE capacity annually to meet the 500 GW target by 2030, which of course includes 292 GW of solar energy.’ India added 29.52 GW RE capacity in 2024-25.
The minister said peak power demand will double in 2032 from the present levels. The peak power demand touched an all-time high of 250 GW in May 2024. The power ministry has estimated 270 GW peak power demand during this summer. He said India needs to create innovative solutions to maximize solar energy generation from available land resources. He also called for use of innovative solutions for using building materials like glass to generate solar energy from limited space available like in high-rise buildings. He said talks are on with states to sign PPAs for 40 GW RE projects.
Joshi also said that 12 lakh households have installed rooftop solar under Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. Earlier, the minister said that India has already achieve 106GW of solar and 51GW of wind energy generation capacity. He stressed on the need for having solar electric vehicle charging stations in the country saying that presently EVs are being charged by conventional energy. He opined that EVs should be charged by green energy.
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