Prime Minister Inaugurates Bharat Renewable Energy Summit 2026
Prime Minister's Office · Environment · Posted 02 NOV 2026 7:15PM
What happened
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 in New Delhi, highlighting India's progress toward clean energy targets and announcing future capacity expansion goals.
Why it matters for UPSC
This release is crucial for UPSC aspirants as it highlights India's ambitious targets and policy frameworks in renewable energy and climate change mitigation, directly aligning with the GS Paper III syllabus theme of environmental conservation, climate change, and sustainable development.
Key objectives
- Inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, coinciding with the Ninth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance and the Fourth Conference on Green Hydrogen.
- Highlighted achievements including sourcing half of installed power capacity from non-fossil sources in 2025 and setting a target to add 500 Gigawatts of new non-fossil capacity over the next 10 to 11 years.
- Reviewed progress on the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, covering over 65 lakh households, and the KUSUM scheme providing solar irrigation to over 30 lakh farmers.
- Proposed a 200 million dollar Africa Solar Facility to support clean energy development in Africa.