In a bid to celebrate the success of Indian Wind Sector, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy organised ‘Global Wind Day’ in New Delhi on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik emphasised that collective action is required to achieve renewable energy targets and lead in Wind Energy. Mr. Naik also facilitated the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu for achieving highest wind capacity addition in the country during financial year 2023-24.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Secretary, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla stressed on the need to have a combination of solar and wind energy to be able to have a more reliable grid and reach the target of 500 GigaWatt renewable energy capacity by 2030 and net zero by 2070.