India’s non-fossil fuel capacity crosses 300 GW

New Delhi: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said India’s non-fossil fuel electricity generation capacity has already crossed the 300 GW mark and the nation is on track to achieve its target of having 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030.

Speaking at the 7th CII International Energy Conference & Exhibition here in the capital, the minister informed that between January to June, in just six months, 30.58 GW of non-fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity was added, which is 25 per cent higher than the corresponding period of the last year.