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Where does India rank in renewable energy globally?

Last updated on: February 8, 2013 07:56 IST

Eight-year-old Carl Attwater and his mother Jane ride a sled downhill in front of the Jill Windmill at Hassocks in England.

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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A woman shops at a Louis Vuitton store in downtown Shanghai.

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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Tourists gather in Times Square, New York.

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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People enjoy a sunny day at River Spree in Berlin's Mitte district.

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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Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.

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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Shoppers walk through fake snow on Oxford Street in central London.

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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A tourist boat travels along the River Seine near the snow-covered Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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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A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

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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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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Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne.

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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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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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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Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour.

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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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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Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.

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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Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the archaeological site of the Acropolis.

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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Tourists walk in Brussels' Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert.

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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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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Nyhavn canal, part of the Copenhagen Harbor and home to many bars and restaurants.

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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Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.

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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A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre. which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.

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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Tourists at Marrakesh's Jemma El-Fnaa square.

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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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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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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Royal Palace is seen at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo.

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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A view of the Saint Andrew's Church in Kiev.

Ukraine

All renewables: 39.8

Wind index: 39

Onshore wind: 41

Offshore wind: 27

Solar index: 40

Infrastructure: 41

Global rank: 29