Six Indian States Produced Solar, Wind Energy More Than The Global Average, Says Ember Study

Ember study claimed that the share of wind and solar energy in India touched 9% inn 2022.

A recent study report released by Ember, an energy think tank, claimed that wind and solar energy globally reached 12 percent of the world’s electricity share in 2022, from 10 percent in 2021. In India, the joint contribution of wind and solar energy touched nine percent in 2022, with 165 TWh of total clean energy. 

The report said six Indian states also reported a share of combined wind and solar energy more than the global average in 2022. These included-Goa (78%), Rajasthan (36%), Gujarat (30%) and Karnataka (28%), Tamil Nadu (22.2%) and Andhra Pradesh (19.12%). 

The fourth annual report from the think-tank presented electricity-related data from across 78 countries which represent 93 percent of the global electricity demand. In addition, the report claimed that over 60 countries are now producing more than 10 percent of their electricity from solar and wind. 

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The report, however, claimed that more than the quantum of the rise of solar and wind energy was needed to cater to the steeper increase in electricity demand in the country and thus needed the attention of the policy to expedite the growth of renewable energy with a faster pace.

The report claimed that in 2022, India generated 77 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels, where coal had the lion’s share of 74 percent, followed by gas at 2.7% and other fossil fuels at 0.1 percent. 

Ember’s senior electricity policy analyst, Aditya Lolla, said:

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“India’s clean electricity transition journey has now reached a critical juncture. The country needs to build upon its recent solar power surge. It needs to ramp up renewable generation capacity to meet its growing demand, build enough storage capacity to meet peak demand, and develop infrastructure to facilitate grid integration. These are all big challenges, but they need to be addressed for India to achieve its 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030 and ensure its coal-fired generation is

closer to peaking,” Aditya Lolla, Senior Electricity Policy Analyst from Ember, said. 

Vibhuti Garg, Director (South Asia) at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), said, “India has made remarkable progress in its electricity transition journey with the share of renewable energy increasing in total installed capacity. However, the share of renewable energy in total generation also needs to increase at an accelerated pace. For this, India needs to scale up the deployment of flexible generation sources, modernize and digitalize its grid, and build in price signals through the time of day pricing.”