The share of renewables, excluding hydropower, in India’s energy mix has reached 5.7% as of February this year, up from 4.97% in 2012/13, according to data released by the Central Electricity Authority. Energy minister Piyush Goyal said amendments to the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) in January, have set the target for 8% of the energy mix (excluding hydro) to come from renewables by March 2022. Nevertheless, consultancy firm Bridge to India recently claimed that the…
Renewables reach 5.7% of India’s energy mix
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