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India's solar energy potential estimated at 748 GW

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STORY: India's solar energy potential estimated at 748 GW
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DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:12
LOCATION: New Delhi
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

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STORYLINE:

The Indian government Wednesday said the country's total solar energy potential has been estimated at 748 Giga Watt peak.
   
The information was given by the federal minister for new and renewable energy and power R. K. Singh in written replies in the upper house of the Indian parliament.
   
The minister said the estimate has been provided by the National Institute of Solar Energy based on data from Waste Land Atlas of India 2010.
   
Singh said until the end of last year, 51 solar parks with an aggregate capacity of 37,740 MW have been sanctioned in 12 states in the country since the launch of the scheme in December 2014.

"An aggregate capacity of 10,504 MW of solar projects have been commissioned in 20 solar parks so far," he said.
   
The minister further said the Indian government has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi.
(XHTV)

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