Climate change could impact Maharashtra’s renewable energy potential: IITM study
A latest study by researchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has posed a question about Maharashtra’s push for renewable energy claiming that climate change is set to impact solar and wind energy potential over the next five decades.
Maharashtra currently ranks among the top states in terms of installed renewable energy capacity (10.78 GW) with Wind power capacity of 5.01 GW and solar power capacity of 2.75 GW contributing the most, that includes being second on the race on decentralised renewable energy (DRE). As of 30th June 2022, renewable energy contributes 24.36% percentage to Maharashtra’s power mix.
This has prompted the state to launch an ambitious initiative to build new solar plants throughout districts to produce 12 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy over the course of the next six years with the goal of increasing the amount of available power and lowering power purchase costs in the future. Meanwhile, the state also accounts for 15% of the country’s wind energy potential.
