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Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: India’s renewable capacity, exclusing large hydro, is expected to have touched 122 GW by December 2022 against the Government of India’s target of 175 GW – a deficit of 30 per cent, consultancy firm Bridge to India said.
Detailed explanation-2: -The target, set in 2015, was 175 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity to be set up in the country by the year 2022. This included 100 GW from solar power, 60 GW from wind power, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhi expects India to have solar and wind energy installations of 111 GW by the FY23-end. According to her, the pace of capacity addition is expected to continue to 275-300 GW by 2030.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Central government on Wednesday allocated Rs 10, 222 crore to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as part of the Union Budget 2023.