India needs $23bn to meet rooftop solar target, says report

Winnie Okello, P.E

India needs $23bn to meet rooftop solar target, says report

A new report concludes that India will need to invest $23bn over the next five years to meet its target of 40 GW of rooftop solar photovoltaics by 2022.

India’s government wants 175 GW of non-hydro renewables capacity by 2022 – comprising 60 GW onshore wind, 60 GW utility-scale solar, 10 GW bioenergy, 5 GW small hydro and 40 GW rooftop solar.

At the moment, the country has reached 60 GW of this 175 GW target.

Some 135 GW of the overall target is utility-scale, and the new report by Bloomberg New Energy …read more

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I Graduated from Bucknell University with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an have been working in the civil & environmental engineering sector for over a decade. My areas of specialty include: Civil -(Roadway & structural analysis) and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental/ Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, Materials Recycling, Research, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, & the Human-Element of Engineering. I am a strong advocate for more equitable representation and inclusivity of women in the STEM sectors, and more importantly, bringing the fullness of who we are to what we do.
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