Solar and wind dominate India’s capacity additions in 2022

This report by Ember analyses India's power generation capacity additions in 2022, highlighting the dominance of solar and wind energy over coal and the significant contributions of the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat toward national renewable energy targets.

• Solar and wind energy dominated India's power capacity growth in 2022, representing 92% of all new capacity additions. In contrast, coal capacity additions fell to 5%, adding less than 1 GW, which represents a 78% decrease compared to 2021.
• India added 13.9 GW of solar capacity in 2022. A significant portion of this growth occurred in Rajasthan and Gujarat, which together added 8.6 GW of solar capacity.
• Rajasthan achieved the largest annual combined solar and wind capacity addition in the history of Indian states, adding 6.7 GW. By the end of 2022, Rajasthan's renewable energy source (RES) capacity reached 21 GW, while Gujarat's reached 18.6 GW.
• India has a national renewable energy source (RES) capacity target of 450 GW for 2030. Rajasthan and Gujarat together account for one third of this target, with Rajasthan aiming for 90 GW and Gujarat aiming for 61 GW by 2030.

APA

Lee, U. (2023). Solar and wind dominate India’s capacity additions in 2022. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/FINAL-Solar-and-wind-dominated-Indias-capacity-additions-in-2022.pdf

Chicago

Lee, Uni. Solar and wind dominate India’s capacity additions in 2022. Ember, 2023. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/FINAL-Solar-and-wind-dominated-Indias-capacity-additions-in-2022.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lee2023solar, author = {Lee, Uni}, title = {{Solar and wind dominate India’s capacity additions in 2022}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/FINAL-Solar-and-wind-dominated-Indias-capacity-additions-in-2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }