Union Consumer Affairs and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said that India has achieved 51.5 GW wind energy capacity, 150 per cent growth in a decade and is now exporting turbines and components globally. He said this progress reflects the "visionary leadership" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has made "clean energy a core pillar of #AatmanirbharBharat." "India has achieved 51.5 GW wind capacity, 150% growth in a decade and is now exporting turbines and components globally. We are moving steadily towards the 100 GW wind target by 2030, including 30 GW from offshore projects, backed by strong policy reforms and a robust manufacturing ecosystem," Joshi said in a post on X, on the occasion of Global Wind Day today. In another post on X, he said, "On this Global Wind Day, let's celebrate the power of wind driving India's clean energy growth. With 51.5 GW capacity and rising, we are moving towards an #AatmanirbharBharat powered by innovation, green technology and sustainable progress. #GlobalWindDay." He said that India has the fourth-largest wind power capacity in the world, while it is the third-largest renewable energy producer. "India is going to become the manufacturing hub of the world, and we will be competing with many of our neighbours, including Vietnam and China. So when we want to compete there, the basic thing we need is power. So in this power, we need renewable energy and conventional energy also, but we need more renewable power," Joshi said. The Minister added that this year's renewable energy budget has gone up by 53 per cent to 26,549 crore, with the large share directed to the wind. Inviting states to contribute to the energy transition, the Minister asserted, "States must lead this transition, land availability, transition delays, transmission delays, and how to be addressed very, very expeditiously. This is not the time for hesitation; it is the time for the execution." The Minister said that the government is backing the sector, which was demonstrated in this year's union budget. (ICE NEW DELHI)

Fonte notizia: Economic Times