Tariffs, policy ambiguities blocking India's road to green future

Tariffs and ambiguities in policy could slow the country's progress as it races to reach its 2022 renewable energy target earlier than previously thought

Though still heavily dependent on coal-fired power, India is fast turning to cleaner sources of energy. Evidence: Solar installations in 2017-18 were double that of coal additions, which declined 28 per cent over the year. 

But does this fast pace of growth mean the country can confidently meet its 175 GW of renewable energy capacity target by 2022 and even exceed it to reach 225 GW? Union minister of state for power and renewable energy RK Singh thinks so, though in his four-year achievement press conference, he stopped short of enunciating 225 GW as the new target.   

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