India on track to achieve 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022: R K Singh
New Delhi, Oct 15 () Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Tuesday exuded confidence that India will achieve 175GW of renewable energy target by 2022.
“The target of having 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 looks huge. But, today we have established 83 GW clean energy. About 29 GW of renewable energy is under installation. That makes it 112GW and under about 30GW is under bid. So that makes the 175GW of renewables. I am very confident that we would make it (175GW of renewables by 2022),” Singh during a ministerial panel discussion at Indian Energy Forum said here.
He also spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent announcement that India will have 450GW of renewables by 2030.
Singh also invited investments particulary for energy sector. He further said India has a huge potential because the (energy) demand is here.
