Collectively, clean non-fossil sources now account for more than 50 per cent of India’s installed electricity capacity. The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that while China is the largest builder of renewable capacity in net volume, India is installing renewables at the fastest rate among major economies.
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| Source - The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) - a climate think tank. All charts from its "Local Grids to Global Power" report [^PDF] |
71% households use LPG as their primary cooking fuel—95% in urban and 60% in rural areas. ~8 in 10 households now have access to LPG
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra together hold over 11,000 GW of solar potential below INR 2.8 per kWh. Tamil Nadu has the cheapest wind power at less than INR 2.65 per kWh.
EV two- and three-wheelers have a total cost of ownership of less than INR 1.5/km—across their entire life cycle.