Clean energy sector to add over 44 lakh jobs by 2030: Study

Business To Business, Guwahati, 4^th June, 2026:  A new study has projected that India's clean energy transition could create more than 44 lakh full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs by 2030, with the rooftop solar segment emerging as the largest employment generator.
Key findings
According to the report "Driving Energy Transition: Workforce, Skills, and Gender in India's Renewable Energy Sector":

• More than 44 lakh full-time jobs could be created by 2030.
• About 43% of these jobs are expected to come from the rooftop solar industry.
• Employment growth will be driven by India's renewable energy expansion and clean-energy manufacturing ecosystem.

• Achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel power capacity.
• Expanding renewable energy generation.
• Implementation of the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
• Growth in solar, wind, energy storage, and related supply chains.

• Installation technicians
• Electricians
• Maintenance personnel
• Sales and customer-support professionals
• Project management and design specialists

• Large-scale skill development programmes
• Technical training for renewable energy workers
• Greater participation of women in the clean-energy workforce
• Stronger industry-academia collaboration to meet future labor demand