India has huge potential of renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, hydro etc. Most of the renewable installations are in the renewable potential rich states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. These states contribute more than 80 to 90% to the total installed renewable capacity in the country. Various policy initiatives and fiscal incentives have awakened interest in developing renewable generation plants.

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Mitigation
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GIZ Proklima
Cross-sectoral enabler
Governance and planning
Sectors
Renewable energy
CTCN Keyword Matches
Renewable energy resource mapping
India
Renewable energy
Small-scale Combined Heat and Power
Efficient air conditioning systems
Wind
Solar
Hydro
On-shore wind
Grid integration for renewables
Coal transport