According to the IBA, India currently burns around 7.3 million tonnes of paddy straw, mostly in North Indian states. But the association says this same amount of straw can be used to produce Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) worth about INR 270 crore (USD 30.2 million) every year.
Speaking at the High-Level Ministerial Leadership Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) SIDS Platform on Wednesday, November 19, Yadav also underlined India’s support to island nations through ISA and pointed to the country’s rapid expansion in clean energy.
Domestic solar generation in May saw its fastest monthly growth since March 2024, while renewable power imports climbed for the third consecutive month, reaching their highest level in over two years.
Despite the rise of solar and wind corridors, coal still powers 70 percent of India’s electricity needs. And while record coal production and imports in 2024 point to short-term needs, long-term energy resilience will depend on the ability to strengthen the backbone of power generation — our ageing infrastructure.
The population size and the economic growth in India combine to give this country a leading role in the global energy transformation. Even when India focuses on its domestic renewable energy and clean energy sector, that shift in consumption from the most polluting fossil fuels to cleaner fuel sources makes a noticeable global impact.
More than 20 foreign energy ministers or deputy ministers are coming to IEW 2025, along with heads of international organisations and 90 CEOs from Fortune 500 energy companies. This reflects India’s rising influence in shaping the global energy transition dialogue.
This is where the National Green Hydrogen Mission assumes importance. As per the official website of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the forementioned mission will “contribute to India’s aim to become Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) through clean energy and serve as an inspiration for the global Clean Energy Transition”.
Reporting on the Singapore visit, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said: “His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has attended a networking event with members of the UAE-Singapore Business Council, during his official visit to the Republic of Singapore.”
Google powers most of its cloud operations and services through electricity procured from the grid and is planning to run the entire operations on clean energy by 2030.
This effort will build on existing clean energy cooperation between the US and India, including clean energy initiatives launched during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US in 2023, and the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership led by the US Department of Energy and Government of India ministries, among other initiatives.
