Covid May Hit Centre's Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Target

Top officials of Renewable Energy Ministry have said that disruptions caused due to Covid may affect achievement of renewable energy targets in time.

Covid-19 related disruptions are likely to affect the Government's plan of achieving its renewable energy installed capacity target of 175 Gega Watt (GW) by the year 2022, as till January 31, 2021 only 92.5 GW of capacity has been installed across the country. Top officials of the New and Renewable Energy Ministry have clearly indicated that disruptions caused due to Corona virus may affect the achievement of renewable energy targets in time. Out of the 175 GW renewable energy installed capacity envisioned by the Government by 2022, 100 GW was to come from solar energy, out of which till January 31, 2021 only 38.7 GW has been installed. Similarly, wind energy installed capacity was to be 60 GW, but out of this only 38.6 GW has been installed. Only bio energy and small hydro energy installation targets have been met somewhat.