Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India is one of the best-performing G20 nations in meeting its sustainability commitments. Addressing the CII’s 20th Global Sustainability Summit in New Delhi today, Mr Goyal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had played a decisive role in making COP21 a success. The Minister emphasised that India continues to remain firmly committed to its sustainability goals, upscaling renewable energy targets five-fold since 2014 and successfully creating a national interconnected grid under the principle of One Nation, One Grid.

 

 

Highlighting achievements in the power sector, Mr Goyal noted that India is achieving renewable energy goals well ahead of schedule, with 50 per cent renewable energy capacity already installed. He highlighted that India aims to reach 500 gigawatts by 2030.