Tepid buying by states may hurt Centre's 175 Gw green energy target

Data shows that states aren't doing enough to comply with the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), which envisages buying a certain proportion of power from renewable sources, mandated by the ministry

The country’s ambitious plan to achieve 175 Gw in renewable energy installs by 2022, from 70.52 Gw (as on May 2018) has hit a speed bump. With most states slack in buying green power, the capacity addition target looks less realistic.

Figures collated by the Ministry of Power abundantly show that the states aren’t doing enough to comply with the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mandated by the ministry. RPO envisages buying a certain proportion of power from renewable sources like solar and wind but this excludes hydropower. For this fiscal, the RPO target by the ministry is pegged at 17 per