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Why budget 2017 must think beyond solar & wind: Anand Pattani

Expedite the ambitious Green Energy Corridor programme to fortify renewable energy infrastructure

Anand Pattani, country manager & MD, Black & Veatch India
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Anand Pattani, country manager & MD, Black & Veatch India

Anand Pattani
India's renewable energy sector gains a lot more precedence in this year’s Union Budget post India ratifying the Paris Climate agreement. Sustainable low carbon electricity generation through renewables will not just help India reduce her emissions intensity by 33 percent - 35 percent from its 2005 levels by 2030, but will enable the country to generate 40 percent electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by then. 

The sector will play a major role in helping the government meet its development goals of 24X7 electricity and electrifying every household in India; besides creating job opportunities and revenue generation through both equipment manufacturing and