New Delhi, March 13 -- India must scale up to 600 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil-fuel capacity by 2030 to meet its growing electricity demand reliably and affordably, according to a report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). This expansion will require significant investments in energy storage systems.

The study projects that deploying 600 GW of clean energy across more states could reduce generation costs by 6-18 paise per unit, eliminate the need for new coal plants, and save between Rs 13,000 crore and Rs 42,400 crore in power procurement costs.

Additionally, it could create between 53,000 and 100,000 additional jobs while cutting carbon emissions by 9-16 per cent compared to FY24.

Achieving the 600 GW non-fossil c...