Share of non-fossil fuel to grow to 50% in domestic energy generation capacity by 2030: MNRE Secy

The government aims to raise the share of non-fossil fuel in India's electricity generation capacity to 50% by 2030, according to MNRE Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla. Currently, non-fossil fuel-based capacity constitutes about 42% of India's installed energy generation. Bhalla mentioned this during his address at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 15, 2024. He highlighted a 10.79% increase in non-fossil fuel-based capacity addition in 2023-24 compared to the previous year.