Government has set a target of achieving 100 GW solar capacity by 2022 but have managed to reach only 29 GW till now. On top of it, the capacity addition has also come down drastically in the last two years. In 2017-18, 9.3 GW of solar capacity was added, which fell by 30% to a mere 6.5 GW in 2018-19, according to the data provided in Rajya Sabha by Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy.
As of June 2019, solar energy is 8.2 per cent of the total energy produced in the country, according to the Central Electricity Authority.
How feasible is the government’s goal?
Availability of land and power evacuation are two main constraints in setting up of solar parks, said the New and Renewable Energy Minister.
