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Accelerate 175: Report Launch

April 19, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

At the end of 2022, India stood among the world leaders in renewable energy generation capacity, with around 120 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power and solar power combined. Yet, India still missed its end-of-year target of 175 GW by a meaningful margin. The much larger target of 450 GW of renewable energy by the year 2030 looms large. Achieving time-bound targets will require the country to resolve systemic challenges at the state level. Six Indian states account for three-fourths of the country’s renewable energy capacity shortfall of 54 GW. Many barriers persist, including slow-moving distributed renewable energy, the poor financial health of electricity distribution companies (discoms), land availability, limited infrastructure for renewable integration, and a lack of financing options. As local implementers, states hold the key to hitting India’s ambitious clean energy goals and must therefore be empowered to do so.

In this report, we assess the perspectives of various state level stakeholders, identify state level barriers to renewable energy installation, and offer potential areas of collaboration.

This report was made possible through the generous support of the Rockefeller Foundation and general support to CSIS.

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Neelima Jain
Senior Visiting Fellow, Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics
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Mahesh Patankar
Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics

Abhishek Ranjan

Sr. VP Strategy & Head - Utilities & Retail, ReNew Power

Nikit Abhyankar

Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

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