Renewable energy in India
India is the world's 3rd largest consumer of electricity and has the world's 3rd largest renewable energy installed capacity and 4th highest renewable electricity production. Renewable sources account for more than 50% of India's total installed electricity capacity, a target achieved in 2025, five years ahead of schedule under its Paris Agreement commitments. As of April 2026, it also has the world's 3rd highest solar energy capacity, 4th highest wind energy capacity and 5th highest hydroelectric power capacity. India was the world's first country to set up a ministry of non-conventional energy resources, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in 1982, which has been responsible for the development and research of renewable energy infrastructure in the country since. Because of availability and other constraints favoring fossil fuel and nuclear sources, India's power generation remains significantly skewed in favor of fossil fuel and nuclear sources roughly 70% of total power generated...
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