New Delhi, November 20 (IANS). Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav said India is picking up pace to adopt clean energy. The country has become the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer and third largest solar power producer.
This statement was given by the Union Minister at the high-level ministerial leadership session of the International Solar Alliance-Small Island Developing States (ISA-SIDS) platform held on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
The Union Minister said that the installed energy capacity in India has crossed the 500 gigawatt mark. More than 50 percent of this comes from renewable sources, which is five years ahead of the NDC target.
In the session, Yadav told about the PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar program of the Central Government, which has been adopted by more than 20 lakh families.
Further, the Minister said, “Solar for farming is a new ray of hope for our farming community.”
Solar pumps and solarized feeders are making farming more reliable and provide clean solar energy during the day for all farming needs.
The Union Minister also mentioned India’s big steps in energy storage and efforts to illuminate remote and forested areas through the PM Janman Scheme.
“India is building some of the largest ‘solar and battery’ projects in the world, including a project in Ladakh that will store clean energy to light an entire city,” Yadav said.
He said such models could help reduce diesel imports for SIDS, reduce energy costs and improve climate resilience.
The event was organized under the theme ‘Uniting Islands, Inspiring Action – Leadership for Energy Security’.
–IANS
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