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Andhra Pradesh Government Signs MoU with NITI Aayog & ISEG Foundation for Energy Transition Roadmap.

MOUs and Agreement | Dated: 15 Jun 2025

In June 2025, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NITI Aayog and the ISEG Foundation (Institute for Sustainability, Employment and Growth), both based in New Delhi, to develop an Energy Transition Roadmap for the state.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The MoU was signed in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and focuses on increasing the share of renewable energy in the state's power mix.
  • - Andhra Pradesh currently has an installed power generation capacity of 27.3 GigaWatts (GW), with a growing focus on clean energy expansion.
  • - Electricity demand in AP rose from 55.6 Billion Units (BU) in 2019 to 69.7 BU in 2025, and is projected to reach 88.6 BU in 2026 and 163.9 BU by 2035, mainly driven by the industrial (4.8% growth) and residential (5.1% growth) sectors.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The state has adopted an Integrated Clean Energy Policy with ambitious targets to be achieved by 2029, aiming to position itself as a renewable energy leader.
  • (ii) Targets include: 78.5 GW solar, 35 GW wind, 22 GW pumped storage, 25 GW battery storage, and 150 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) of green hydrogen.
  • (iii) Other goals under the policy include: 1,500 Kiloliters Per Day (KLPD) ethanol production, 5,000 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations, and 10,000 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) bio-CNG/CBG production.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which state government has recently signed an MoU with NITI Aayog and ISEG Foundation to develop an energy transition roadmap?

Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh

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