India’s renewable energy capacity crosses 100 gigawatts

India’s renewable energy capacity has crossed the milestone of 100 gigawatts (GW), the government said in a statement on Thursday. “Today India stands at 4th position in the world in terms of installed RE capacity, 5th in solar, and 4th in wind in terms of installed capacity,” the statement added.

This is an important milestone given India has a power generation capacity of 383.73 GW. While the country has been resisting the pressure of declaring a net-zero emission goal and calling out nations on their carbon-neutral intent announcements, its green energy trajectory has been on an upswing.