Recapitulation of Renewable Energy Generation in India

Renewable energy sources and technologies are the eco-friendly keys to the sustainable growth of a country. India has abundant supply of renewable resources. It has one of the leading programs in the world for deploying and developing renewable energy products and markets. An exclusive ministry, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched as one of the world’s largest and ambitious programs on renewable energy developments in the year 1992. Since then, the government designed policies/schemes for conducive environment to furnish foreign investments and ramp up the renewable energy market at a rapid rate. India has an estimated potential of 900 GW for electricity generation from renewable energy (RE). The goal set by the government for capacity addition from REbased electricity generation is 175 GW by 2022. This paper is an attempt to provide an overview of India’s renewable power sector at a glance. Efforts have been made to highlight the current status, major achievements, ongoing and future plans of renewable expansions in the country.