Kolkata: Bengal unveiled a roadmap to raise renewables’ share of installed power capacity to 85% by 2047, with solar rising nearly 96-fold from 1.25 GW to 120 GW. Presented at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit, it projects capacity growing from 17 GW to 145 GW, with solar and nuclear supplying 82% of generation, according to TERI. The transition needs Rs 5.8 lakh crore; battery storage must rise from 1 GW to 22 GW as peak demand climbs to nearly 46 GW.Ko
