Clean electricity supply must keep pace

The report argues that while India's shift to electric vehicles can reduce emissions by 33%-55% compared to internal combustion engines, full decarbonisation depends on increasing the share of clean electricity in the grid. It estimates that meeting the charging needs of the projected 2030 EV stock would require approximately 14 GW of dedicated wind and solar capacity. The analysis highlights significant regional disparities in the cleanliness of EV charging across 10 Indian states, with Karnataka leading in clean energy share and Uttar Pradesh, the largest market by volume, providing only 18.3% of charging electricity from clean resources.

• To fully decarbonise the electricity required for India's projected EV stock in 2030, approximately 14 GW of dedicated wind and solar capacity is needed, which represents about 3% of the 486 GW wind and solar target set under the National Electricity Plan (NEP)-14 for 2032.
• The carbon intensity of the Indian grid is expected to drop from 727 gCO2/kWh to 430 gCO2/kWh by FY2032 if NEP-14 targets are met, with the share of all clean resources in electricity generation rising from 22.3% to approximately 50%.
• EV charging cleanliness varies significantly by state; in FY2025, Karnataka provided the cleanest charging with 37.6% of its mix from solar, wind, and hydro, while Gujarat (12.3%) and Tamil Nadu (12.8%) had limited clean electricity shares for EVs.
• Strategic alignment of EV charging with daytime periods of high renewable generation could allow up to 83% of charging demand to be met by clean sources by 2032.
• Two different projections for 2030/2032 estimate the electricity required for EV charging: the IEA's STEPS scenario projects 25,300 GWh in 2030, while the 20th Electric Power Survey of India estimates 27,000 GWh by 2032 for a stock of 49 million EVs.

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Ember (2025). Clean electricity supply must keep pace. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/clean-electricity-supply-must-keep-pace/

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@techreport{ember2025clean, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Clean electricity supply must keep pace}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/clean-electricity-supply-must-keep-pace/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }