New Delhi, April 29 -- India is already witnessing a structural shift in its power generation mix, with nearly one-third of peak electricity demand recently being met through renewable sources, indicating that the transition is "already happening on the ground," said Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on the sidelines of Resilient Futures Summit.

The Minister on Wednesday said, "30 per cent of generation comes from wind, solar, battery, and pumped storage combined. Recently, around 22 per cent of peak demand was recorded," with nearly one-third of the demand being met by renewable energy. "This shows that India is capable of handling variability and converting installed capacity into generation, and generation into transmission."

The Minister...