NewzVille Desk
Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, while addressing the 11th India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2025 today in New Delhi, stated that the country’s renewable energy capacity now stands at a robust 227 GW. He said India’s installed solar capacity has increased by 4000%.
He said India is likely the first G20 nation to have met its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
Goyal gave the example of Palli village in Jammu and Kashmir, which has become India’s first carbon-neutral panchayat using solar energy and energy efficiency.
He pointed out that the IESW venue, Yashobhoomi, is itself a model of sustainability, featuring rooftop solar installations, wastewater treatment, and energy-efficient infrastructure.
Minister Goyal said that the country’s solar photovoltaic module capacity has increased nearly 38-fold, while photovoltaic cell capacity has risen 21-fold.
He mentioned the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, which aims to equip 1 crore households with rooftop solar panels to make them energy self-sufficient and reduce electricity bills.
He also spoke of the PM Kusum Yojana, which supports the expansion of solar pumps in India’s agrarian economy. Additionally, the government has launched a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme to boost manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC), he added.
India Energy Storage Week (IESW) is a premier industry event focused on advancing energy storage, e-mobility, battery manufacturing, and green hydrogen.
