Momentum is building as India moves toward meeting its climate commitments and continues the rapid transformation into a global solar energy hub. India has pledged to install an ambitious 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy and 60 GW of wind energy by 2022. With the ink just dry on India's launch of an International Solar Alliance (ISA) of more than 120 solar-rich countries at the December 2015 Paris climate negotiations, the ISA has already met twice to start facilitating widespread deployment of solar power. To continue solar market growth, Prime Minister Modi is inaugurating the week-long "Make in India" conference in Mumbai tomorrow, with a focus on boosting national manufacturing and renewable energy capabilities.
With the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, NRDC is releasing a new report during the Make in India conference with our partner, the Council on Energy, Environment & Water (CEEW) that examines what skills are needed to grow India's solar energy market. The first of its kind report makes clear that scaling up solar energy will not only address growing energy demands and climate change threats, but also add as many as one million new engineers, technicians, solar installers, maintenance workers and performance data monitors to its workforce. The report, Filling the Skill Gap in India's Clean Energy Market: Solar Energy Focus, outlines the types of new jobs and new training facilities and institutes needed for India to reach its 100 GW solar energy target by 2022.
As India faces rising energy demands, threats to energy security, and the impacts of climate change, renewable energy offers a critical solution. Innovative clean energy solutions, including large solar parks and rooftop solar panels in dense urban areas, can help solve these daunting challenges, while increasing energy access, creating jobs, and reducing toxic pollution. By the Government of India's own estimates, a $100 billion investment and a strong policy framework are needed to stimulate immense growth of solar and wind energy markets.
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