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

As of August 2022, India had installed 116 GW of renewable energy, achieving 66% of its 175 GW target for December 2022. While solar power is driving growth, with 9.8 GW installed between January and August 2022, wind energy installations have slowed. Progress is highly uneven across states; Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka have met their 2022 targets, while Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh account for 61% of the national target shortfall. To reach the 2030 target of 450 GW, India must increase its monthly installation rate to 3.7 GW, which is 2.5 times the average rate seen in the first eight months of 2022.

• India has reached 66% of its 175 GW renewable energy target for December 2022, with 116 GW installed as of August 2022. Renewable capacity installations in the first eight months of 2022 were 17% higher than in the same period in 2021, totaling 11.1 GW compared to 9.5 GW.
• Solar energy is the primary driver of growth, accounting for 89% of all new renewable capacity from January to August 2022, with 9.8 GW installed. In contrast, wind energy accounted for only 10% of growth, with 1.1 GW installed, while small hydro and bioenergy contributed just 1%.
• To meet the 2030 national target of 450 GW, India needs to install 334 GW over the next 91 months, requiring a monthly addition of 3.7 GW. This is 2.5 times the average installation rate of 1.4 GW recorded between January and August 2022.
• Renewable energy progress varies significantly by state. Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka have already met their 2022 targets. However, 61% of the national shortfall toward 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).
• A rise in basic customs duty in March 2022 caused a collapse in imported solar panels during the summer, increasing cost pressures on approximately 4.4 GW of solar projects currently under implementation.

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} }