Latest News | India Adds 15.5 GW Non-hydro Renewable Energy Capacity in FY22: Report

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) The country added around 15.5 gigawatt capacity of non-hydro renewable energy during financial year 2021-22, a report said on Thursday.

At 15.5 GW, the addition of non-hydro renewable energy capacity was double from 7.7 GW installed in the preceding fiscal, the CEEW-Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) Market Handbook said.

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"New renewable energy capacity addition doubled during FY22. New capacity addition of non-hydro renewable energy increased to 15.5 GW during FY22 compared to just 7.7 GW installed in the preceding fiscal year," it said.

At the same time, the addition of coal-based energy capacity in FY22 dropped by around 33 per cent compared to the preceding fiscal.

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At the end of FY22, India's total renewable energy generation capacity (including hydro) stood at 150 GW.

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