Meenakshi Chaturvedi, Researcher

Adoption of renewable energy in the country has grown rapidly in the last few years. India now has 50 % of its installed capacity from non-conventional resources, one of the targets set under Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the Paris Agreement. The transition towards a sustainable future powered by renewable energy sources can be observed in  Figure 1 with very little addition of fossil fuel based power plants to the grid.

The United Nations has framed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as part of the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. It includes a dedicated goal on Affordable and Clean Energy under the SDG 7 aiming to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The core part of achieving this goal is tackling energy poverty.