Powering Up - Building Climate Resilience into India's Renewable Energy Future

India is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity, with ambitious plans to become a global clean energy leader and reach 500 GW of non-fossil generation by 2030. But as renewable investment accelerates, so do the climate risks facing the assets that will power that transition. Heatwaves, floods, hail, wildfires, extreme wind events and changing hydrological conditions are already reshaping the operating environment for energy infrastructure across the country. Based on an assessment of 871 planned renewable energy sites across India's leading renewable states, 90% of planned generation capacity is expected to face high or critical climate risk by 2030.

The findings also highlight a significant opportunity. Analysis shows that targeted resilience investments made during planning, design and construction could reduce climate-related losses from approximately USD 55 billion to USD 27 billion. An estimated USD 4.6 billion investment, equivalent to around 2% of portfolio replacement cost, could deliver a sixfold return through avoided losses, improved reliability and stronger insurability.

This report explores how climate change is affecting India's renewable energy transition, what it means for solar, wind and hydropower assets across key states, and how practical resilience measures can be integrated early to protect long-term performance. It highlights the hazards creating the greatest exposure, examines where risk is most concentrated and provides examples of how resilience-focused design can materially improve outcomes for developers, investors and operators.

Download the full report to discover where India's renewable energy pipeline faces the greatest climate challenges, which resilience strategies can deliver the strongest returns, and how organizations can build renewable infrastructure that is not only ambitious but durable, bankable and ready for a changing climate