India's installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 150GW

India's cumulative installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 150 GW (including hydropower),
according to India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

In August, the ministry announced that India's installed renewable energy capacity, including large hydropower, had reached 146 GW, excluding large hydropower, which had reached 100 GW
.

Meanwhile, Minister of New and Renewable Energy RK Singh revealed that India has installed 46.
25 GW of grid-connected solar as
of October 31, 2021.

In addition, 36.
65 GW of solar projects are in various stages of implementation, with another 24.
56 GW of capacity tendered
.
As a result, 107.
46 GW of installed solar capacity has been installed or is at various stages
of implementation or tender.

Regarding the slow pace of installation of renewable energy projects due to Covid-19, Singh said that the ministry has granted extended permits
to developers, taking into account the disruption caused by the pandemic.

As of October, the country has installed 7.
55 GW of renewable energy, including large-scale hydroelectric power
.
New capacity additions in 2019-20 and 2020-21 were 9.
06 GW and 7.
86 GW
, respectively.

In the first half of 2021, India added 4.
57 GW of solar installed capacity, up 251% from the same period last year and exceeding installations
for all of 2020.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, that India aims to become a net-zero economy by 2070 and has set a target of
installing 500 GW of non-fossil energy by 2030.

India has also set a target of installing 300 GW of
installed solar capacity by 2030.
From 2022, the country will need to install 28 GW of new solar capacity per year, three times
the installed capacity in any year.