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Key Points

5 points
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15 years of driving solar and other renewable projects.

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Promotes green hydrogen and energy storage technologies.

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Encourages distributed renewable energy where households can produce electricity.

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Supported over 41 gigawatts of renewable capacity and 67 gigawatts of power‑sale contracts.

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Attracted about three hundred sixty thousand crore Indian rupees in investments.

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Summary

Minister Shripad Yesso Naik highlighted how the corporation’s work reflects India’s growing leadership in the global clean‑energy shift.

Key topics at the stakeholders’ meet included green hydrogen for industry and the rise of distributed renewable systems that let consumers generate their own power.

Over the past decade and a half, the corporation has facilitated more than 41 gigawatts of renewable capacity and signed power‑sale agreements for over 67 gigawatts, attracting roughly three hundred sixty thousand crore Indian rupees in market investment.

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New Words to Learn

10 words
renewable
energy that comes from sources that are naturally replenished, like sunlight or wind
solar
related to the sun; solar power is electricity made from sunlight
green hydrogen
hydrogen fuel produced using clean electricity, making it environmentally friendly
energy storage
technology that saves electricity for later use, such as large batteries
distributed energy
small power sources placed close to where electricity is used, like rooftop solar panels
capacity
the maximum amount of electricity that can be produced
power‑sale agreement
a contract where electricity is sold from a producer to a buyer
investment
money put into a project to help it grow
stakeholder
any person or group that has an interest in a project
mandate
the official job or responsibility given to an organization
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