For instance, Sri-Lanka has committed to achieving 100% renewable energy mix by 2050. In addition to
the traditional hydro, SAR will rely on solar (both ground-mounted and roof-top), and to a lesser extent,
on wind energy, to meet their RE goals. For example, Bangladesh has achieved less than 3% of the targeted
10% RE mix by 2020. India is spearheading the RE transition in the region. India already has the fourthlargest number of renewable energy jobs globally, employing an estimated 719,000 people directly and
indirectly in the sector, with almost half of the jobs coming from the hydro sector
When examining the ranking of RISE (Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy)1 indicators for RE
national policy and regulatory frameworks, there is also a wide disparity. India ranks third out of 132
countries, while on the other end of the scale Maldives and Afghanistan rank 114 and 116 respectively
(Read more). India is the only SAR country with a separate ministry for renewable energy- the Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) – which was established far back in the 1980s, as well as 29 state
nodal agencies.
Annex 2: Country Comparison
RE MIX
Afghanis
tan
Banglade
sh
Paris
Commitm
ent
Y
2.82%
601 MW
Bhutan
Y
India
133.5
GW.
This
represe
nts 36%
of the
total
installed
electrici
ty
1
Y
RE Policy
Investm
ent
Target
Mix Target
National
Renewable
Energy Policy
(ANREP)
Bangladesh Renewable
Energy Policy
(2008)
Bangladesh Renewable
Energy
and
Energy
Efficiency
Status (2015)
Bangladesh Power System
Master
Plan
(2016)
Alternative
Renewable
Energy Policy
2013
All RE (except
large
hydro)
related policies
are available at:
https://mnre.g
ov.in/
MW
Gender?
Separate
RE Ministry
RE Agency
350-450 MW of
RE capacity by
2032, which is
equivalent to 10%
of the total energy
mix of 3500-4500
MW as per the
targets of PSMP.
3.1GW
of
renewable energy
by 2021
Y
involveme
nt
of
women on
supply and
demand
side of RE
projects
N
n
Ministry of Energy and
Water
N
Sustainable and Renewable
Energy
Development
Authority- (Dec 2012)
N
N
Department of Renewable
Energy
TBC
Ministry of
New and
Renewable
Energy (M
NRE) – est
1980s
National Institute of Solar
Energy (NISE):
National Institute of Wind
Energy (NIWE):
Solar Energy Corporation of
India (SECI)
Sardar
Swaran
Singh
National Institute of BioEnergy (SSS-NIBE)
1,676MW - solar
1,370MW - wind
40MW - waste-toenergy
7MW - biomass
7MW - biogas
4MW – hydro
10% by 2020
50 billion
40% of its
total
electricity
generation
from
nonfossil
fuel
sources
by
2030
20
megawatts
(MW)
of
renewable energy
product by 2025
275 GW by 2027 72
GW
of
hydroelectricity,
15 GW of nuclear
energy and nearly
100 GW from
“other
zero
emission” sources
RISE scores reflect a snapshot of a country’s policies and regulations in the energy sector, organized by the three pillars of sustainable energy:
Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy. Please see www.rise.esmap.or g for more information.
generati
on
capacity
in the
country,
which is
around
371 GW,
as on
June 30,
2020.
Maldives
Nepal
11MW
RE
systems
57% of the
total
electricity
capacity from
renewable
sources
by
2027
y
Y
Energy Policy
Strategy 2016
N – under
National Energy
Strategy
The
total
investment
need in the
power sector
for
the
forecast
period of 2018
to 2040 is
estimated at
US$29 billion
to
US$46
billion. This
includes total
investments of
more
than
US$16 billion
in
transmission
and
distribution
and
US$2
billion in solar
and
wind
energy from
2018 to 2040.
Indian
Renewable
Energy Development Agenc
y Limited (IREDA)
Reduce
emissions
intensity of
GDP by 33 to
35% from 2005
levels by 2030
** India’s initial
RE targets didn’t
include
hydro
figures
until
recently
May
2019.
Ministry
of
Economic
Development
announced, as
part of a national
carbon-neutral
plan, a mandatory
target for the
country
to
generate
a
minimum 60% of
its electricity from
solar power by
2020.
The
"renewable
energy framework
15 gigawatts in 10
years
The latest targets
for Nepal were
outlined in its
2016
climate
action plan, and
include 12GW of
hydro and 2.1GW
of solar by 2030.
- Generating 10%
of total electricity
from renewable
energy sources
(presumably
excluding hydro)
within 20 years,
contained in the
2012-13 Economic
Survey of Nepal;
and
- Installing 22MW
of
renewable
energy by 2016
under
the
National Planning
Commission's
three-year
approach paper
(15MW microhydro, 6MW solar,
and 1MW wind).
+ 29 state nodal agencies
N
N
Ministry of Environment
Renewable Energy Maldives
Pvt. Ltd. (Other)
Y
–
acknowled
ges lack of
women
representa
tion
in
energy
planning
(p48)
N
AEPC
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Y
45%
Y - 100%
of
its
energy
from
renewabl
e sources
as early as
possible,
and
by
2050
Alternative
and Renewable
Energy Policy
2019
National Energy
Policy
and
Strategies of Sri
Lanka 2019
30
percent renew
able energy by
2030
and
combined
with
hydropower it
will be 60 to 65
percent of the
mix energy
8,0000 by 2030
N
N
Alternative
Energy
Development Board (AEDB)
US$54US$56
billion for
2050 100%
N
SriLanka
Sustainable
Energy Authority
Hydro
Solar
Wind
Tidal
30% of electricity
from renewable
energy by 2020 is
our target50% by
2030
3,700 megawatts
(MW) to about
34,000 MW
1530
million by
2030 only.
More resources see here:
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/pakistan-plans-renewables-energy-supplies-2025-190723074101381.html
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/03/01/world-bank-helps-bangladesh-expand-renewable-energy
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610219313104
https://qz.com/india/1546930/why-indias-latest-push-for-solar-panel-manufacturing-may-not-be-strong-enough/
https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/renewable-energy-huge-potentials/
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/ibn-gives-nod-for-study-on-550-mw-solar-energy-project/
https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/an-energy-windfall-for-nepal/