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Abstract
This research explores the investment opportunities for retail investors in India's rapidly increasing renewable energy sector. The sector offers enormous investment prospects, fuelled by rising environmental consciousness, supportive government regulations, and ambitious clean energy targets (for example, 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030). This paper examines these prospects, the challenges that retail investors confront, and the risk-return profiles of various investment products.This research investigates how retail investors can effectively participate in India's sustainable energy revolution by examining options like direct investments and renewable energy-focused mutual funds. Employing a mixed-methods approach with surveys of 100 active retail investors and secondary data from industry publications and academic research, the study aims to identify key factors influencing their investment decisions and assess their impact on market growth and stability. The goal is to understand the relationship between retail investments and the growth of India's renewable energy sector, pinpoint industry influences on investor behaviour, and offer recommendations to improve retail access to clean energy investments, while acknowledging challenges like limited information and regulations, to ultimately empower retail investors in sustainable finance and their contribution to India's renewable energy transition, despite limitations in data and market dynamics.
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Copyright © 2025 Aniket Shelke. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
