Installed capacity of renewable energy in Gujarat to rise to 68,000 Megawatts by 2030

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Energy Department has set a goal of reducing carbon emission from energy production by 139 million tons till 2030. To meet this goal, installed capacity for renewable energy production will be increased in the state to 68,000 Megawatt by 2030.

Installed capacity for renewable energy is 42% (17,367 Megawatts) of the total installed power generation capacity, up from 29% (8,065 Megawatts) in 2017-18.

Because of this increase in installed capacity for renewable energy in Gujarat, the state has reduced carbon emissions by 115% (aggregate 90.09 million tons) between 2017 and 2022.

Currently, Gujarat ranks second in the entire country in terms of installed capacity for renewable energy. DeshGujarat