India needs land size of Himachal or Chhattisgarh to achieve renewable energy target: Research
New Delhi: India needs a total land footprint roughly the size of Himachal Pradesh or Chhattisgarh to achieve its ambitious target of 175 giga watts (GW) renewable energy by 2022, according to a latest research.
“Total land footprint needed to meet India’s renewable energy target is large, ranging from approximately 55,000 to 125,000 square km or areas, roughly the size of Himachal Pradesh or Chhattisgarh, respectively,” the research, titled ‘Renewable Energy and Land Use in India: A Vision to Facilitate Sustainable Development’, stated.
It has been conducted by environmental think tanks working closely with the government – The Nature Conservancy and the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).
