India becomes world’s third-largest producer of wind and solar power

India has emerged as the world’s third-largest generator of electricity from wind and solar sources, as reported by News9, a partner of TV BRICS, with reference to the Global Electricity Review 2025.

The report highlights India’s growing leadership in the clean energy transition, with wind and solar together contributing 10 per cent of the country’s total electricity generation last year.

Globally, wind and solar accounted for 15 per cent of electricity generation in 2024. Low-carbon sources, including renewables and nuclear, collectively supplied 40.9 per cent of global electricity – surpassing the 40 per cent threshold for the first time since the 1940s.

India added 24 gigawatts of solar capacity in 2024, more than double the additions in the previous year.

The source also noted that global solar generation doubled within just three years, reaching 6.9 per cent of the electricity mix. For the third consecutive year, solar was the world’s largest source of new electricity, adding a record 474 TWh and remaining the fastest-growing energy source for the 20th year in a row.

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