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Detailed explanation-1: -The installed power capacity in the country is around 408.72 GW as of 30th November 2022. India achieves 166GW of renewable energy capacity till October 2022. India has achieved its NDC target with total non-fossil based installed energy capacity of 159.95 GW which is 41.4% of the total installed electricity capacity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The country’s vision is to achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2070, in addition to attaining the short-term targets which include: Increasing renewables capacity to 500 GW by 2030, Meeting 50% of energy requirements from renewables, Reducing cumulative emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030, and.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wind power generation capacity in India has significantly increased in recent years. As of 31 December 2022, the total installed wind power capacity was 41.93 gigawatts (GW), the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The target, set in 2015, was 175 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity to be set up in the country by the year 2022. This included 100 gigawatt from solar power, 60 gigawatt from wind power, 10 gigawatt from bio-power and 5 gigawatt from small hydro power. India has achieved 119 gigawatt.