India needs to judiciously use land for renewable energy expansion targets
Whether or not India commits to net-zero emission by 2050, its huge renewable energy (RE) capacity expansion over next few decades will require large quantum of land, for which India needs to judiciously plan its solar and wind energy footprints, a report said on Monday.
A maximum of 2.5 per cent of India’s total landmass would be needed for solar, it said.
Only judicious planning of land use for solar and wind generation will help India achieve its renewable energy ambitions, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis’ (IEEFA) that has examined how much land could be needed for the country to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
