The Sunita Narain Show: The road to 500 GW of clean energy

India aims to ramp up its installed non-fossil fuel energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030. This will mean that by 2030, 50 per cent of India’s installed capacity would be ‘clean’ energy.

At a time when energy demand is set to soar and millions still don’t have access to power, there is a three-fold challenge facing the country: to augment the power infrastructure, make it clean, and supply reliable electricity at affordable rates. Will the ambitious steps that India is taking on building up its renewable and non-fossil fuel energy systems help it surmount this challenge?

Season 2 of the Sunita Narain Show begins to reaffirm the need to focus on actions that will reduce climate risks while improving livelihoods and economies in our world. The challenge, she believes, is to achieve the co-benefits of inclusive development with sustainability, while staying on the decarbonisation pathways that work for us, the countries of the South.

Watch the first episode where Sunita Narain breaks down the potential and the challenges that lies ahead for India in its pathway to 500 GW of Clean Energy.