India’s renewable energy sector must focus not only on capacity expansion but also on grid integration and technology for smoother adoption, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said at the Leadership Spotlight Session on the third day of India Energy Week 2026 which is being held in Goa from 27^th January to 30^th January 2026.

Speaking at The Solar and Wind Opportunity: Realising the Dual Potential of Scaling India’s Renewables Outlook, Sarangi highlighted that India’s non-fossil fuel capacity has reached around 267 GW, with a target of over 600 GW by FY 2030.

He emphasized that future policies will focus on grid integration, distributed renewable energy management, and boosting domestic manufacturing across solar and wind value chains to reduce import dependence.

From an industry perspective, Gyanesh Chaudhary, Chairman and Managing Director, Vikram Solar, emphasised how India’s early adoption of renewable energy created both opportunity and learning. He added that while initial scaling exposed gaps in domestic manufacturing and supply chains, consistent policy direction and market creation have helped India emerge as one of the world’s leading renewable energy deployers.

Chaudhary emphasised that the next phase will require deeper vertical integration, access to advanced technology and stronger participation in global markets to realise India’s aspirations of becoming a long-term manufacturing hub.

Speaking from a global policy perspective, Erik Solheim, President, International Advisory Board, GH2 India, said that solar energy has become one of the cheapest sources of power globally, making the energy transition as much an economic decision as an environmental one.

Adding to this, Aditya Pyasi, CEO, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, spoke about the evolution of India’s wind industry from early deployment to deeper manufacturing and global integration.

He remarked that Indian manufacturers are increasingly serving both domestic and international markets, and that future growth will depend on policy stability, component-level indigenisation and continued focus on jobs and manufacturing in a geopolitically uncertain environment.

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