Karnataka has emerged as top state in installing renewable energy overtaking Tamil Nadu, which had long been India’s top renewable energy performer.
July 25, 2018
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis released a report in which it was revealed that Karnataka is the leading state for generating renewable energy. Just a while ago, a Reuters report had highlighted that India is among the top nine countries which will struggle to keep itself cool as temperatures rise in the country.
As conventional sources of energy rise, the temperatures rise simultaneously. While other states still figure out where to set up their renewable infrastructure, Karnataka has already produced cleaner sources of energy and is getting ready for the next decade.
Karnataka has a total installed capacity of 12.3 gigawatts as of March 2018. And it has added 5 GW of renewable energy in 2017-18 alone. With this, it even left Tamil Nadu behind which has long been a top producer of non-conventional source of energy.
The state is also witnessing the development of 2 GW Pavagada industrial solar park, the second largest solar development currently under construction in the world. The state currently holds 5 GW of solar capacity and 4.7 GW of wind capacity. The remainder includes small hydro, biomass, heat and power cogeneration.
