India’s solar capacity seen quadrupling over next decade: Report

India’s solar power capacity is expected to quadruple over the next decade, while wind energy capacity could triple, according to a report published on Thursday by an adviser to the country’s power ministry.

The rise in renewable energy capacity is expected to reduce India’s dependence on coal as a primary source of electricity generation to 49 per cent by 2035-36, from more than 70 per cent currently, according to the National Generation Adequacy Plan released by the Central Electricity Authority.

In its report, the CEA estimated that total non-fossil fuel capacity would reach 786 gigawatts by 2035-36, with solar energy accounting for 65 per cent of the clean power mix.

Nuclear capacity is expected to triple to 22 GW during that period, while large hydroelectricity capacity is projected to rise by 50 per cent to 77 GW.

India’s pumped storage hydropower capacity is projected to surge 13-fold to 94 GW, while battery storage capacity will reach 80 GW by 2035-36 from 0.27 GW currently, the document showed.

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(With inputs from Reuters)