India needs more RE in power system to meet climate goals

New Delhi Integrating more renewable energy in the power system is crucial for India to meet climate goals, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said.

In its latest report, IEEFA has also suggested various measures to ramp up the share of clean energy in the country's power system. To cut emissions, India needs to increase renewable energy integration/absorption, the report said. "While India has been adding renewable energy capacity at a fast pace to meet its emissions intensity reduction target for 2030, the country needs to ramp up the share of clean energy in its power system.

Integrating more renewable energy in the power system is crucial for India to meet climate goals," it noted. For India to meet growing electricity demand while addressing climate concerns, increased integration of clean energy, including variable renewable energy, is essential, IEEFA Energy Analyst and the report's author Charith Konda said. While raising non-fossil fuel power installed capacity share to 50 per cent by 2030 may be relatively easier to achieve, reducing the emissions intensity of its economy by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels requires increased integration of variable renewable energy in the power system, Konda added.