The good news and bad news of India’s race to 175 GW renewables

This report by Ember analyzes India's progress toward its 2022 renewable energy (RE) target of 175 GW and its 2030 target of 450 GW, highlighting a strong reliance on solar growth and significant disparities in progress across different states.

• As of August 2022, India had installed 116 GW of renewables, achieving 66% of its 175 GW target for December 2022. Renewable capacity installations in the first eight months of 2022 increased by 17% compared to the same period in 2021, with 11.1 GW installed between January and August.
• Solar energy is the primary driver of India's renewable growth, accounting for 89% of all new renewable capacity from January to August 2022 (9.8 GW). In contrast, wind installations rose by only 7% (1.1 GW), representing 10% of new growth, while small hydro and bioenergy contributed only 1%.
• To reach the national target of 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030, India must install 334 GW over the next 91 months. This requires a monthly installation rate of 3.7 GW, which is 2.5 times the average rate of 1.4 GW recorded from January to August 2022.
• Progress varies significantly by state. Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka have already met their 2022 targets. Rajasthan became the state with the most installed renewable electricity in March 2022 and accounted for 5 GW of the 11.1 GW installed nationally in the first eight months of 2022. Gujarat installed 63% of India's new wind capacity in the same period.
• A significant portion of the shortfall for the 175 GW target is concentrated in four states: Maharashtra (11.1 GW), Uttar Pradesh (9.7 GW), Andhra Pradesh (9.2 GW), and Madhya Pradesh (6.5 GW). These four states account for 61% of the total national shortfall.

APA

Lolla, A., Jones, D., Sucahyo, R., Fulghum, N., Lee, U., & Bruce-Lockhart, C. (2022). The good news and bad news of India’s race to 175 GW renewables. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/11/FINAL-Report-The-good-news-and-bad-news-of-Indias-race-to-175-GW-renewables-1.pdf

Chicago

Lolla, Aditya, Dave Jones, Rini Sucahyo, Nicolas Fulghum, Uni Lee, and Chelsea Bruce-Lockhart. The good news and bad news of India’s race to 175 GW renewables. Ember, 2022. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/11/FINAL-Report-The-good-news-and-bad-news-of-Indias-race-to-175-GW-renewables-1.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{lolla2022good, author = {Lolla, Aditya and Jones, Dave and Sucahyo, Rini and Fulghum, Nicolas and Lee, Uni and Bruce-Lockhart, Chelsea}, title = {{The good news and bad news of India’s race to 175 GW renewables}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/11/FINAL-Report-The-good-news-and-bad-news-of-Indias-race-to-175-GW-renewables-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }