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Nepal
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Maldives
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Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Maldives is going to establish transmission interconnection for renewable power transfer under One Sun, One World, One Grid with India.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 2019 India announced that it would take up its installed capacity of renewable energy to 450 GW by 2030. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) scheme is another initiative of the Government of India with respect to enhancing the manufacturing sector for the production of raw materials for renewable energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -India stands 4th globally in Renewable Energy Installed Capacity (including Large Hydro), 4th in Wind Power capacity & 4th in Solar Power capacity (as per REN21 Renewables 2022 Global Status Report).
Detailed explanation-4: -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. Reducing emissions intensity of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 45% by 2030.
Detailed explanation-5: -Projected to lose 80 percent of its land over the next few decades, the Maldives strengthened its commitment towards climate change and renewable energy targets when President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced the country’s ambition to become net-zero by 2030 at the UN Climate Ambition Summit in December 2020.