India’s renewable energy capacity crosses 100 gigawatts

India’s renewable energy capacity has crossed the milestone of 100 gigawatts (GW).

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Today India stands at 4th position in the world in terms of installed RE capacity, 5th in solar and 4th in wind in terms of installed capacity.

If large hydro is included the installed RE capacity increases to 146 GW.

While 100 GW has been installed, 50 GW is under installation and 27 GW is under tendering.

India has also enhanced its ambition to install 450 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.