Energy security important for India, not climate goals: Official

New Delhi: India cannot do away with energy security only because it has to meet climate goals, a senior official said on Tuesday. The statement assumes significance due to India’s focus on energy transition with ambitious targets of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and net-zero by 2070.

India’s power demand touched an all-time high of 243.27 GW in September this year. India has installed power generation capacity of about 426 GW, including over 213 GW coal and lignite based. “We cannot do away with energy security, only because we have to meet the climatic goal,” said Special Secretary.