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India would need over 5600 GW of solar power capacity to reach net-zero by 2070: CEEW

Kolkata, Oct 12 (UNI) India’s total installed solar power capacity would need to increase to 5630 gigawatt (GW) if it were to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission by 2070, according to an independent study released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).
Consequently, the total corresponding land requirement for India’s power generation assets, especially solar, would be approximately 4.6%. India would also need to develop the requisite recycling capacities to handle the solar PV waste generated. At present, India has 100 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, of which solar comprises 40 GW, and it aims to enhance the RE capacity to 450 GW by 2030.
The first-of-its-kind CEEW study ‘Implications of a Net-zero Target for India’s Sectoral Energy Transitions and Climate Policy’ also highlighted that to achieve net-zero by 2070, usage of coal, especially for power generation, would need to peak by 2040 and drop by 99% between 2040 and 2060. Further, consumption of crude oil, across sectors, would need to peak by 2050 and fall substantially by 90% between 2050 and 2070. Green hydrogen could contribute 19% of the total energy needs of the industrial sector. These insights assume that hydrogen would play an integral part in this transition, while Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology would play a negligible role.
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