Chennai: After China and Brazil, India is the third largest job provider in the renewable energy sector. India’s renewable energy sector provides 8.24 lakh jobs, finds a study by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Solar photovoltaic segment provides the largest number of both direct and indirect jobs — 2,04,000 jobs — in India. On-grid solar sector provides an estimated 1,09,000 jobs, while another 95,000 people were employed in the off-grid sector.
In case of hydropower, the country accounts for 19 per cent of the 1.93 million people employed worldwide. According to IRENA, India employs around 3,67,000 people in the hydropower segment.
India is the fourth largest market in wind energy in terms of capacity. Around 63,000 jobs have been created by the wind energy sector.
