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Renewables cross one-fifth of India’s total energy capacity
News:
According to government data, renewable energy contributes to one-fifth of India’s total energy capacity.
Important facts:
- As of October 2018, renewable energy accounted for 21.12 % (73.35 GW) of the total installed energy capacity of 347.37 GW.
- Of the 73.35 GW of renewable energy capacity, wind had a share of 34.98 GW, followed by solar at 24.33 GW, bio-power at 9.54 GW and small hydro power at 4.5 GW
- With 24.33 GW, India is the fifth largest solar market in the world in terms of installed capacity.
- In wind power, India ranks fourth with a total installed capacity of 34.98 GW
Note: Thermal power has the largest share in total energy capacity (63.84%)
