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India's Energy Leaders Visit Singapore for Clean Power Talk! 🚀

India's minister for power and clean energy led a team to Singapore's big energy week.

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Key Points

5 points

India's total electricity capacity is 558.9 gigawatts.

55% of that power comes from non‑fossil sources such as solar and hydro.

The goal is to reach 500 gigawatts of clean power by 2030.

Over 5.3 million rooftop solar systems have been installed for homes.

More than 1.2 million solar pumps help farmers water their fields.

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They met officials from Singapore, Bhutan and global groups to discuss renewable projects.

India reported 558.9 gigawatts of total electricity, with 55% from non‑fossil sources like solar 🌞 and hydro.

The meeting also explored a new cross‑border electricity line and more batteries, green hydrogen and ammonia.

Farmers are using solar pumps, and waste is being turned into electricity.

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6 words

renewable

energy that can be used again and again, like sun or wind

non‑fossil

energy that does not come from old plants or coal

gigawatts

a very large amount of electricity power

hydrogen

a light gas that can be turned into clean energy

ammonia

a chemical that can store hydrogen for energy

cross‑border electricity line

a power cable that connects two countries

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