India Business News: Adani Green Energy Ltd has reached a milestone with 2,000 MW solar capacity at Khavda solar park, surpassing 10,000 MW total renewable energy capacity
PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: The scheme aims to provide free electricity up to 300 units every month to the one crore households of the country. | Latest News India
As of December 2023, India s overall solar capacity stands at approximately 73.31 GW, with rooftop solar capacity reaching around 11.08 GW. While Rajasthan leads in total solar capacity with 18.7 GW, Gujarat leads in rooftop solar capacity with 2.8 GW
India experiences clear, sunny weather for 250-300 days a year. So, the potential is massive. A Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) study showed that households can technically deploy more than 640 GW of RTS. About 7-8 lakh households have installed RTS, about 4 GW of solar capacity. PM s announcement will give the necessary push to the sector. A higher uptake of RTS can help individuals cut their energy bills and meet personal clean-energy goals, states save on electricity subsidies, improve discoms financial health and pave the way for greater uptake of RE, a must if the country wants to meet its decarbonisation goals.