The Indian Minister for Power and New Renewable Energy , Piyush Goyal , said India is targeting 175 giga - watts of electricity by 2022 . Goyal , who recently launched the Indian Renewable Energy Development scheme 's rooftop solar PV power scheme , said it will soon exploit its 100,000 mega - watt ( MW ) capacity for solar power , of which 40,000 MW will be generated from the solar PV power scheme . The Ministry is reported to be reviewing other renewable energy projects and projects .
The Indian Minister for Power and New Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, said India is targeting 175 giga-watts of electricity by 2022. Goyal, who recently launched the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency's rooftop solar PV power scheme, said India will soon exploit its 100,000 mega-watt (MW) capacity for solar power, of which 40,000 MW will be generated from the solar PV power scheme. The Ministry is reported to be reviewing other renewable energy technology and programmes.