

Vision 2022: A Road-map to 175 GW of Renewable Energy
In the annual Budget for fiscal year 2015-2016, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley revised the 2022 target for renewable energy upwards to 175 GW. 100 GW of this is allocated to solar, 60 GW to wind, 10 GW to small hydroelectric and 5 GW to biomass. That sounds like a tall order and despite considerable interest from both the Indian and international investment community, there is skepticism from some quarters on whether such an aggressive target can be met. While the focus