The government aims to add 80 GW of thermal  power  capacity by 2030  to meet  growing electricity  demand while working  to triple  renewable energy capacity to 500 GW in the same  timeframe.  

  The Energy Minister said on Thursday that even  after the country adds 80 GW of thermal  power  capacity by 2030, the share of  coal  power in  total  installed capacity will  return  to 23%  from  68 %  in  2014. an interview.  on  the final  agreement  adopted at the recently concluded COP28 summit. 

  “Conversions are made  according to national circumstances. Our per capita consumption is the lowest in the world. What needs to be reduced is  emissions,”  Singh  said,  adding that it is the developed countries  that emit  more carbon and  they do  not want to  deal with this problem.  The government aims to add 80 GW of thermal  power  capacity by 2030  to meet  growing electricity  demand while working  to triple  renewable energy capacity to 500 GW in the same  timeframe.  

  “This  will  be one of the  biggest cuts  in terms of  capacity ratio,”  Singh said. 

  Additionally,  to  increase renewable energy  capacity and  “phase out  fossil  fuels,”  the government  plans  to  launch  another  auction  to facilitate  the purchase  of 4,000 MW of  gas-fired power.  It also plans to  improve hydroelectric generation.  

  “I already  have 18 GW of  hydropower  capacity under construction and we  need  to start  building  another 24,000 MW of  hydropower,”  Singh said.  “I will add  42,000 MW of  hydropower  capacity by  2030”  

  Speaking about  the  country’s  transmission  line network,  Singh said  the country is not lagging  behind,  but the  rate  of  growth in renewable energy  capacity  is much faster than the  construction  of transmission lines. 

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