Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) has made significant progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 7 (which is to provide affordable and clean energy for all) by aggressively promoting renewable energy (RE). By doing so, the State is able to meet the burgeoning demand for energy while addressing environmental concerns.
With an aggregate capacity of 8.90 gigawatt (GW), non-fossil fuels (RE sources) account for nearly 36% of the State’s total installed capacity of 25 GW. A major chunk of the RE is coming from solar (4.20 GW) and wind (4.10 GW).
Since A.P. has an estimated RE potential of 82.50 GW, primarily from wind (44 GW) and solar (38.5 GW), the State government rolled out the RE Export Policy-2020 for establishing projects with an ambitious 120 GW capacity by the year 2025.
