India's Wind Capacity Grows By Over 5 Times, Auto Industry Is Key To Country's Clean Energy Transition: Report

India has set ambitious goals for a clean energy transition, and the automotive industry will play a crucial role in this journey.

Every year from 2000 to 2022, India has increased its wind capacity by 22 per cent, and solar capacity by 18 per cent. India's contribution of wind and solar energies to electricity was nine per cent in 2022.

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India has grown its wind energy capacity by over five times, and nearly doubled its solar capacity between 2016 and 2022, a testament to the fact that the country's growth in renewable capacity has outpaced the growth of coal power. India has set ambitious goals for a clean energy transition, and the automotive industry will play a crucial role in this journey, according to a report by Zero Carbon Analytics, an international research group that provides insights and analyses about climate change