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Indias renewable energy supply is increasing, rapidly raising the share of clean energy sources in the energy mix even as the country battles a severe air pollution crisis, the 38th edition of TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY), the flagship publication of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) released on Tuesday, said.P)..
The share of renewable energy (wind, solar and other RE) increased to 30.1% in 2023 compared to 27.5% in 2022 with the share of coal-based power plants decreasing from 51.1% to 49.3% , marking a change in the energy supply mix, according to the TERI data book which sources information from various government and non-government sources..
Already Indias non-fossil (including hydro and nuclear) installed capacity is around 43% of total installed capacity according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy..
HT reported on April 13, 2022 that as of December 2021, Indias cumulative installed solar capacity was 55 GW, with grid-connected utility-scale projects contributing 77%, and the rest coming from grid-connected rooftop solar (20%) and mini or micro off-grid projects (3%)..
Indias primary energy consumption in 2021 was 846.5 million tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE) with coal, oil, and natural gas contributing to about 90% of total consumption..
