Apr 20, 2022
Background: India’s Solar Policy
Current State of India Solar Power Capacity
What does the Report say?
Reasons for Rooftop Solar Adoption not Meeting Targets
Current State of Solar Rooftop Progress
How important is Solar Power to India's Commitment to Climate Change Mitigation?
Way Forward
In today’s edition of our Current Affairs Dialog box, we will discuss the India’s Solar Power Energy and its relevance to the UPSC CSE syllabus. Enhance your UPSC exam preparation with this detailed article.
For Prelims: Schemes and Programmes for Achieving Renewable Energy Target.
For Mains: India's achievements in renewable energy sector, India's renewables energy targets, challenges and initiatives taken to achieve it.
Here is the link to yesterday’s edition of Current Affairs, in case you missed it.
Discuss the current state of India’s Solar Sector. How critical is solar power to India’s commitment to mitigate climate change?
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About India Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Programme: In December 2015, the government launched the first phase of the grid-connected rooftop solar programme to incentivize its use in residential, institutional and social areas. The second phase, approved in February 2019, had a target of 40GW of cumulative rooftop solar capacity by 2022, with incentives in the form of central financial assistance (CFA). As of November 2021, of the phase 2 target of 4GW set for the residential sector, only 1.1GW had been installed. |
The disruption in supply chains due to the pandemic was a key impediment to rooftop solar adoption.
Accelerate your UPSC CSE preparation with a detailed video on Various Reports by World Bank by our Current Affairs faculty, Prem Sodhani sir:
The report proposes short- and long-term measures to get India back on track to meet solar targets.
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