No major renewable energy (RE) projects have been commissioned in Karnataka in the last three years, indicating a drastic fall since the pandemic, data reviewed by DH shows.
While 1,317.36 MW of renewable projects were commissioned in 2019-20, the number fell to 236.83 MW in 2020-21. Though there has been a nominal increase in new projects, it is nowhere close to the pre-pandemic levels, according to data from Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL).
The fall has been attributed to a funds shortage, and the government has not made any allocation for new RE projects in the recent state budget.
