New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- India is on track to achieve its target of 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday, highlighting renewable energy investments and domestic manufacturing as key drivers of energy security.

Addressing a session on sustainable energy at the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, Joshi said 17 agreements and three government orders in the renewable energy sector, exchanged at the summit, involved investments of Rs 43,871 crore and were expected to generate around 4,700 jobs, TNN reported.

He said the commitments reflected efforts by India and Andhra Pradesh to translate clean energy ambitions into projects and strengthen the country's position as a global green m...