LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday signalled a decisive push towards becoming a leading green-energy state by 2047, outlining an ambitious roadmap that seeks to ensure clean, reliable and affordable power while accelerating the transition to renewable sources.

At a high-level workshop here, senior officials, industry groups, think tanks and financiers agreed that the state was positioned to play a pivotal role in India's energy transition and reiterated the commitment to meet 40-50% of its energy requirement from renewables by 2047.

Additional chief secretary (energy) Narendra Bhushan said Uttar Pradesh must plan for rapidly rising electricity demand, uninterrupted 24x7 supply and large-scale expansion of renewable and decentr...