As per a the latest report of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) around 4.32 lakh people were employed in the renewable energy (RE) sector in India in 2017.
The renewable energy sector created 47,000 new job in the previous year, accounting for over 20 percent of 5 lakh new green jobs created globally.
The number of jobs in India’s green energy sector, excluding large hydropower projects, rose by 12 percent to 4.32 lakh people in 2017 from 3.85 lakh people in 2016, the report said. The increase in number of jobs has been due to “gradually switching to clean energy in sync with their commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement 2015”.
India has installed 69 GW of cumulative renewable power capacity as of May 2018. India reported 4.8 GW of renewable capacity as of November 30, 2017, against a target of over 14 GW, which is way below the set target.
Renewable energy has become a pillar of low-carbon economic growth for governments all over the world, a fact reflected by the growing number of jobs created in the sector.
Reference -IRENA Report