Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Shri R.K. Singh inaugurated a two-day National Conference on “Energy Transition in India – Road Travelled and Opportunities Ahead” in Gandhinagar.
Shri Kanubhai Desai, Minister of Energy Petrochemicals and Finance, Government of Gujarat was also present along with other dignitaries on the occasion. . The two-day conference will focus on scaling up renewable energy, generation and consumption by considering challenges related to grid integration, financing tools and developing supporting infrastructure.
The Union Minister for Power said India aims to add capacity so as to reach 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity by 2030 and increase the share of renewable energy based capacity to at least 50 percent in terms of installed capacity.