Renewables accounted for 64% of generation capacity addition in FY21: CEEW-CEF
Renewable energy (RE) dominated power generation capacity addition in FY21, accounting for 7.7 GW (64%) of the 12.1 GW added, according to the latest edition of the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) market handbook released on Wednesday.
Coal capacity addition fell by a marginal 6% compared to the previous fiscal year. Rooftop solar contributed an impressive 1.8 GW of added capacity (till February 2021), powered by favourable policies in states like Gujarat. The total solar capacity added in FY21, including grid-scale projects, was 5.5 GW, an official statement said.
