New Delhi, December 22 (IANS). Norway’s former Climate and Environment Minister Erik Solheim has praised the clean energy policy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clean energy policies are creating some amazing opportunities, which will not only help India achieve its net zero target but also lift millions of people out of poverty.
According to a recent paper by NITI Aayog, about 25 crore Indians have moved out of “multidimensional poverty” in the last nine years, and poverty levels have declined from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23.
Solheim told IANS that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India is now working on mainstreaming renewable energy, which will create many economic opportunities in the coming years.
The veteran diplomat said, “I become very optimistic when governments and industries talk about the green economy. For Prime Minister Modi, the green economy is about lifting more people out of poverty, helping the middle class create more wealth and Another way to make the country shine in the global arena is by harnessing the potential of solar, wind, hydropower and all other green assets.”
Speaking at the recently concluded 4th Global Renewable Energy Investors Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi had said that the government has given priority to high-performance bio-manufacturing by launching the Bio E3 policy, which aims to support India’s green growth and net zero carbon economy. To accelerate change. India is trying to become a global leader in the field of green hydrogen. For this, we have launched a Green Hydrogen Mission worth about Rs 20 thousand crores.
Meanwhile, according to Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi, India has added about 15 GW of renewable energy capacity from April to November in the current financial year, almost double the 7.54 GW added during the same period last year.
The country’s total installed capacity in the non-fossil fuel energy sector has reached 214 GW, marking an increase of over 14 percent compared to the same period last year, as the country aims to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel power by 2030. based capability is to be achieved.
An important achievement for the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme is that the scheme has achieved more than 6.85 lakh installations so far and will cross a decade of solar growth in about a year. With 685,763 installations since its launch in February this year, the scheme has already reached 86 per cent of the installations in a decade.
Around 1.45 crore registrations have been done so far under PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme.
According to the Norwegian diplomat, Prime Minister Modi’s vision of turning green space into a major economic opportunity is a defining moment for the country.
“Becoming eco-friendly will create more jobs and prosperity for millions of Indians. It will also be great for Mother Earth as it will help keep the environment healthy,” Solheim told IANS.
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