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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

Last updated on: February 8, 2013 07:56 IST

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India has missed its power sector investment targets most years since 1951, with the consequence that its peak demand deficit is nearly 10 per cent (compared with the 10 per cent-20 per cent surplus typically maintained by mature energy economies). This in an economy where 40 per cent of the population is not connected to the grid, according to Ernst & Young.

Its been estimated that $400 billion of investment may be required in the Indian power sector in the next five years to provide improved grid infrastructure and an additional 76GW of capacity by 2017, according to India's new Five-Year Plan, it says.

Overlaid on this is a desire to have 15 per cent of its electricity (excluding large-scale hydro) from renewable sources by 2020, compared with a previous target of 6.4 per cent. This equates to an additional 30GW of renewables capacity in the next five years, compared with 23GW to date.

So, let's take a look at where India stands in renewable energy.

Source: Ernst & Young

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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China

All renewables: 70.2

Wind index: 77

Onshore wind: 78

Offshore wind: 70

Solar index: 64

Infrastructure: 75

Global rank: 1

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Tags: , China , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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The United States

All renewables: 66.0

Wind index: 64

Onshore wind: 66

Offshore wind: 55

Solar index: 71

Infrastructure: 60

Global rank: 2

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Germany

All renewables: 66.0

Wind index: 69

Onshore wind: 66

Offshore wind: 80

Solar index: 61

Infrastructure: 73

Global rank: 3

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Tags: , Germany , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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India

All renewables: 64.1

Wind index: 64

Onshore wind: 70

Offshore wind: 41

Solar index: 66

Infrastructure: 65

Global rank: 4

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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The United Kingdom

All renewables: 55.3

Wind index: 64

Onshore wind: 60

Offshore wind: 79

Solar index: 41

Infrastructure: 65

Global rank: 5

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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France

All renewables: 55.2

Wind index: 57

Onshore wind: 58

Offshore wind: 53

Solar index: 52

Infrastructure: 55

Global rank: 6

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Tags: , France , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Italy

All renewables: 55.2

Wind index: 56

Onshore wind: 58

Offshore wind: 47

Solar index: 56

Infrastructure: 50

Global rank: 7

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Tags: , Italy , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Canada

All renewables: 53.4

Wind index: 63

Onshore wind: 66

Offshore wind: 46

Solar index: 40

Infrastructure: 66

Global rank: 8

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Tags: , India , Canada

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Japan

All renewables: 50.8

Wind index: 49

Onshore wind: 50

Offshore wind: 41

Solar index: 58

Infrastructure: 54

Global rank: 9

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Tags: , India , Japan

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Brazil

All renewables: 50.2

Wind index: 52

Onshore wind: 55

Offshore wind: 40

Solar index: 47

Infrastructure: 51

Global rank: 10

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Tags: , Brazil , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Australia

All renewables: 50.1

Wind index: 49

Onshore wind: 52

Offshore wind: 38

Solar index: 53

Infrastructure: 48

Global rank: 11

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Tags: , India , Australia

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Sweden

All renewables: 49.0

Wind index: 55

Onshore wind: 55

Offshore wind: 53

Solar index: 37

Infrastructure: 55

Global rank: 12

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Tags: , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Romania

All renewables: 47.7

Wind index: 53

Onshore wind: 56

Offshore wind: 39

Solar index: 40

Infrastructure: 46

Global rank: 13

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Tags: , Romania , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

Spain

All renewables: 47.6

Wind index: 46

Onshore wind: 49

Offshore wind: 35

Solar index: 53

Infrastructure: 36

Global rank: 14

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Tags: , Spain , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters

Poland

All renewables: 47.4

Wind index: 54

Onshore wind: 57

Offshore wind: 44

Solar index: 38

Infrastructure: 48

Global rank: 15

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Tags: , Poland , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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South Korea

All renewables: 46.6

Wind index: 47

Onshore wind: 46

Offshore wind: 53

Solar index: 48

Infrastructure: 45

Global rank: 16

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Tags: , South Korea , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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South Africa

All renewables: 45.9

Wind index: 50

Onshore wind: 53

Offshore wind: 37

Solar index: 43

Infrastructure: 51

Global rank: 17

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Greece

All renewables: 44.7

Wind index: 45

Onshore wind: 48

Offshore wind: 33

Solar index: 48

Infrastructure: 32

Global rank: 18

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Tags: , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Belgium

All renewables: 44.6

Wind index: 51

Onshore wind: 49

Offshore wind: 58

Solar index: 37

Infrastructure: 51

Global rank: 19

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Tags: , India , Belgium

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters

Portugal

All renewables: 44.3

Wind index: 46

Onshore wind: 48

Offshore wind: 35

Solar index: 46

Infrastructure: 38

Global rank: 20

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Tags: , Portugal , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

Image: Ice skaters on a skating rink in Mexico City's Zocalo Square.
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Mexico

All renewables: 43.9

Wind index: 45

Onshore wind: 46

Offshore wind: 40

Solar index: 43

Infrastructure: 41

Global rank: 21

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Tags: , Mexico , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Denmark

All renewables: 43.0

Wind index: 47

Onshore wind: 45

Offshore wind: 58

Solar index: 35

Infrastructure: 53

Global rank: 22

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Tags: , Denmark , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters

The Netherlands

All renewables: 42.7

Wind index: 48

Onshore wind: 49

Offshore wind: 47

Solar index: 36

Infrastructure: 41

Global rank: 23

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Tags: , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Ireland

All renewables: 42.2

Wind index: 52

Onshore wind: 52

Offshore wind: 51

Solar index: 26

Infrastructure: 48

Global rank: 24

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Morocco

All renewables: 41.8

Wind index: 40

Onshore wind: 43

Offshore wind: 26

Solar index: 48

Infrastructure: 42

Global rank: 25

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Tags: , Morocco , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters

Turkey

All renewables: 41.1

Wind index: 43

Onshore wind: 45

Offshore wind: 33

Solar index: 40

Infrastructure: 38

Global rank: 26

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Tags: , Turkey , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

Image: A view of Taipei 101 building.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Taiwan

All renewables: 40.5

Wind index: 43

Onshore wind: 44

Offshore wind: 38

Solar index: 38

Infrastructure: 43

Global rank: 27

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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Norway

All renewables: 40.1

Wind index: 48

Onshore wind: 48

Offshore wind: 45

Solar index: 26

Infrastructure: 51

Global rank: 28

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Tags: , India

Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

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Ukraine

All renewables: 39.8

Wind index: 39

Onshore wind: 41

Offshore wind: 27

Solar index: 40

Infrastructure: 41

Global rank: 29

Tags: Ukraine , India