Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
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?
Image: A woman shops at a Louis Vuitton store in downtown Shanghai.Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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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Image: Tourists gather in Times Square, New York.Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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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Image: People enjoy a sunny day at River Spree in Berlin's Mitte district.Photographs: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
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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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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?
Image: Shoppers walk through fake snow on Oxford Street in central London.Photographs: Olivia Harris/Reuters
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?
Image: A tourist boat travels along the River Seine near the snow-covered Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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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Image: A restaurant in downtown Rome.Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
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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Image: Women walk under ginkgo trees in Tokyo.Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A view of Refice in northeast Brazil.Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne.Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A view of Stockholm.Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: Romania's National Library in Bucharest.Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour.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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A view of Warsaw.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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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A view of Johannesburg.Photographs: Euroluftbild.de/Reuters
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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Image: Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the archaeological site of the Acropolis.Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
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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Image: Tourists walk in Brussels' Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert.Photographs: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A Lisbon's subway station.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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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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: Nyhavn canal, part of the Copenhagen Harbor and home to many bars and restaurants.Photographs: Teis Hald Jensen/Reuters
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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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre. which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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?
Image: Tourists at Marrakesh's Jemma El-Fnaa square.Photographs: Abderrahmane Mokhtari/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: Istanbul's financial district.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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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?
Image: Royal Palace is seen at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
Image: A view of the Saint Andrew's Church in Kiev.Photographs: Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
Ukraine
All renewables: 39.8
Wind index: 39
Onshore wind: 41
Offshore wind: 27
Solar index: 40
Infrastructure: 41
Global rank: 29
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