New Delhi, June 4 -- India's clean energy transition could generate more than 44 lakh full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs by 2030, with rooftop solar emerging as the single largest source of employment, according to a joint study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) India on Wednesday.

The study, titled 'Driving Energy Transition: Workforce, Skills, and Gender in India's Renewable Energy Sector', estimates jobs linked to India's target of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel power capacity and the goals under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

Rooftop Solar Dominates the Jobs Picture

Rooftop solar is projected to account for approximately 43 per cent of all cl...