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In an interview, PM Modi said he aims to slash electricity bills to zero by ensuring every household draws renewable power from rooftop solar panels.
Experts say this is a significant dent in the country's ambitions, but some are confident that the shortfall can be made up this year.
For years, renewable projects in India have been growing steadily, from small-town rooftop solar installations to large-scale projects across the desert and long stretches of wind turbines and solar panels on farmland all contributing to the country's climate goal of transitioning to clean energy.
Solar PV accounted for 55.8% of the total power generation capacity added to the Indian grid in 2023, including fossil fuel additions.
Amazon has become the largest buyer of renewable energy in India, and is on track to meet its 100% renewable goal target by 2025 globally. Amazon's rapid sign-up of seven utility-scale renewable energy projects since September 2022 has taken the market by surprise. However, Amazons early days in the corporate renewable energy market in India were not without some teething issues.