India has installed an additional 13.73 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity in 2021-22 and has reached a total capacity of 161.28 GW, with 64 GW under implementation and 28 GW tendered, according to a recent by UN-Energy.
According to the report titled ‘Energy Compact Progress Report’ released at the EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum, 13.5 million clean cooking LPG connections have been provided in India under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0’ programme to households with women. It added that a total of 111,400 people were currently employed in the wind and solar energy sectors in 2021. “Of this, utility-scale and rooftop solar contributes 77 per cent, and wind energy contributes the remaining
23 per cent share,” said. The country has surpassed the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme target for high-efficiency solar modules to create an additional 10,000 MW of integrated solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025. Regarding emissions it added that India has achieved a 24 per cent reduction in emission intensity of GDP between 2005 and 2016. India has committed to reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030.
“The universalization of access to electricity has reduced dependency on traditional fuels. This has led to a reduction of kerosene consumption from 8,920 million liters in 2014-15 to 2,040 million liters in 2020-21, a reduction of more than 77 per cent and a reduction in CO2 emissions by 17.2 million tonnes per year,” said the report.
It further added that India has achieved 10 per cent average ethanol blending in transport fuel in the country in June 2022. The first-ever EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum brought together leaders and experts from governments, businesses, youth and other stakeholders for a one-day virtual event on 23 September.
The Forum was organised by UN-Energy, a consortium of 30 United Nations agencies and international organizations who collaborate on various aspects of energy, with the aim of catalysing achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, considered crucial for tackling the climate emergency.
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