BP is set to announce at the capital markets day that it is scaling back its 2030 renewables goal to 50GW instead of a 20-fold increase.

The Houston oil giant is abandoning its goal of growing its renewable generation capacity 20-fold by 2030, Reuters reports.

BP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday to tackle investor concerns over earnings,

BP CEO Murray Auchincloss will tell investors the company is abandoning its target to grow renewable generation capacity 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts.