Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India has already installed 100 GW of renewable energy, adding that India is the only country among G20 nations that is progressing rapidly to meet its climate goals. “Today, India is the only country in the group of G20 countries, which is moving fast towards achieving its climate goals. India has set a target of 450 GW of renewable energy by the end of this decade - 450 GW by 2030. The ministry of new and renewable energy announced on Thursday that the total installed renewable energy capacity in India, excluding large hydro, has crossed the milestone of 100 GW. Our installed Renewable Energy capacity (excluding large Hydro) has crossed 1,00,000 megawatts.

Source: Hindustan Times August 15, 2021 21:00 UTC