Driving Sustainability: India's Renewable Energy Journey towards 500GW by 2030
Key Ideas
- India aims to achieve 500GW of renewable energy by 2030, emphasizing a transition to sustainable and energy-secure practices.
- Collaborative innovation in technology and digitalization is crucial for efficiency in the energy sector's generation, transmission, storage, and consumption.
- Lalit Bohra highlights India's progress, ranking 4th globally in renewable energy installations, with a focus on achieving milestones from renewables without fossil fuels.
- The Energy Transition Conference in Bengaluru underscores the importance of providing affordable electricity amidst a growing power demand.
The annual Energy Transition Conference organized by CII Karnataka in Bengaluru focused on driving sustainability through the adoption of renewables, green hydrogen, and electric mobility. Lalit Bohra, from the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, emphasized the need to provide electricity at a low rate to meet the increasing power demand, noting India's significant progress in renewable energy installations. India is aiming to achieve 500GW from renewables by 2030, with a focus on solar and wind energy. Akilur Rahman, the Convenor of CII Karnataka Energy Transition Panel, stressed the importance of a holistic approach that includes generation, transmission, storage, and consumption, highlighting the necessity for collaborative innovation in technology and digitalization for efficiency and effectiveness in the energy sector's transformation.