Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?
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India has missed its power sector investment targets most years since 1951, with the consequence that its peak demand deficit is nearly 10 per cent (compared with the 10 per cent-20 per cent surplus typically maintained by mature energy economies). This in an economy where 40 per cent of the population is not connected to the grid, according to Ernst & Young.
Its been estimated that $400 billion of investment may be required in the Indian power sector in the next five years to provide improved grid infrastructure and an additional 76GW of capacity by 2017, according to India's new Five-Year Plan, it says.
Overlaid on this is a desire to have 15 per cent of its electricity (excluding large-scale hydro) from renewable sources by 2020, compared with a previous target of 6.4 per cent. This equates to an additional 30GW of renewables capacity in the next five years, compared with 23GW to date.
So, let's take a look at where India stands in renewable energy.
Source: Ernst & Young
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China
All renewables: 70.2
Wind index: 77
Onshore wind: 78
Offshore wind: 70
Solar index: 64
Infrastructure: 75
Global rank: 1
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The United States
All renewables: 66.0
Wind index: 64
Onshore wind: 66
Offshore wind: 55
Solar index: 71
Infrastructure: 60
Global rank: 2
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Germany
All renewables: 66.0
Wind index: 69
Onshore wind: 66
Offshore wind: 80
Solar index: 61
Infrastructure: 73
Global rank: 3
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India
All renewables: 64.1
Wind index: 64
Onshore wind: 70
Offshore wind: 41
Solar index: 66
Infrastructure: 65
Global rank: 4
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The United Kingdom
All renewables: 55.3
Wind index: 64
Onshore wind: 60
Offshore wind: 79
Solar index: 41
Infrastructure: 65
Global rank: 5
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France
All renewables: 55.2
Wind index: 57
Onshore wind: 58
Offshore wind: 53
Solar index: 52
Infrastructure: 55
Global rank: 6
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Italy
All renewables: 55.2
Wind index: 56
Onshore wind: 58
Offshore wind: 47
Solar index: 56
Infrastructure: 50
Global rank: 7
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Image: A restaurant in downtown Rome.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Canada
All renewables: 53.4
Wind index: 63
Onshore wind: 66
Offshore wind: 46
Solar index: 40
Infrastructure: 66
Global rank: 8
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Japan
All renewables: 50.8
Wind index: 49
Onshore wind: 50
Offshore wind: 41
Solar index: 58
Infrastructure: 54
Global rank: 9
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Image: Women walk under ginkgo trees in Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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Brazil
All renewables: 50.2
Wind index: 52
Onshore wind: 55
Offshore wind: 40
Solar index: 47
Infrastructure: 51
Global rank: 10
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Image: A view of Refice in northeast Brazil.
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters
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Australia
All renewables: 50.1
Wind index: 49
Onshore wind: 52
Offshore wind: 38
Solar index: 53
Infrastructure: 48
Global rank: 11
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Image: Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
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Sweden
All renewables: 49.0
Wind index: 55
Onshore wind: 55
Offshore wind: 53
Solar index: 37
Infrastructure: 55
Global rank: 12
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Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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Romania
All renewables: 47.7
Wind index: 53
Onshore wind: 56
Offshore wind: 39
Solar index: 40
Infrastructure: 46
Global rank: 13
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Spain
All renewables: 47.6
Wind index: 46
Onshore wind: 49
Offshore wind: 35
Solar index: 53
Infrastructure: 36
Global rank: 14
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
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Poland
All renewables: 47.4
Wind index: 54
Onshore wind: 57
Offshore wind: 44
Solar index: 38
Infrastructure: 48
Global rank: 15
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Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters
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South Korea
All renewables: 46.6
Wind index: 47
Onshore wind: 46
Offshore wind: 53
Solar index: 48
Infrastructure: 45
Global rank: 16
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South Africa
All renewables: 45.9
Wind index: 50
Onshore wind: 53
Offshore wind: 37
Solar index: 43
Infrastructure: 51
Global rank: 17
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Greece
All renewables: 44.7
Wind index: 45
Onshore wind: 48
Offshore wind: 33
Solar index: 48
Infrastructure: 32
Global rank: 18
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Belgium
All renewables: 44.6
Wind index: 51
Onshore wind: 49
Offshore wind: 58
Solar index: 37
Infrastructure: 51
Global rank: 19
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Portugal
All renewables: 44.3
Wind index: 46
Onshore wind: 48
Offshore wind: 35
Solar index: 46
Infrastructure: 38
Global rank: 20
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Image: A Lisbon's subway station.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
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Mexico
All renewables: 43.9
Wind index: 45
Onshore wind: 46
Offshore wind: 40
Solar index: 43
Infrastructure: 41
Global rank: 21
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Denmark
All renewables: 43.0
Wind index: 47
Onshore wind: 45
Offshore wind: 58
Solar index: 35
Infrastructure: 53
Global rank: 22
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Image: Nyhavn canal, part of the Copenhagen Harbor and home to many bars and restaurants.
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The Netherlands
All renewables: 42.7
Wind index: 48
Onshore wind: 49
Offshore wind: 47
Solar index: 36
Infrastructure: 41
Global rank: 23
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Ireland
All renewables: 42.2
Wind index: 52
Onshore wind: 52
Offshore wind: 51
Solar index: 26
Infrastructure: 48
Global rank: 24
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Image: A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre. which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.
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Morocco
All renewables: 41.8
Wind index: 40
Onshore wind: 43
Offshore wind: 26
Solar index: 48
Infrastructure: 42
Global rank: 25
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Image: Tourists at Marrakesh's Jemma El-Fnaa square.
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Turkey
All renewables: 41.1
Wind index: 43
Onshore wind: 45
Offshore wind: 33
Solar index: 40
Infrastructure: 38
Global rank: 26
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Image: Istanbul's financial district.
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
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Taiwan
All renewables: 40.5
Wind index: 43
Onshore wind: 44
Offshore wind: 38
Solar index: 38
Infrastructure: 43
Global rank: 27
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Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
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Norway
All renewables: 40.1
Wind index: 48
Onshore wind: 48
Offshore wind: 45
Solar index: 26
Infrastructure: 51
Global rank: 28
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Image: Royal Palace is seen at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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