India Became Third Largest Solar Power Generator

This is highlighted as per Global Electricity Review (GER) 2024 report, released by global energy think tank Ember.

Key finding of the report

1. Renewables provided 30% of global electricity for the first time.
2. Solar was the main supplier of electricity growth in 2023.
3. India saw the world's fourth-largest surge in solar generation in 2023 behind China, the US and Brazil.
4. India overtook Japan to become the third-largest solar power generator in 2023, providing 5.9% of global growth in solar.
5. India produced the second highest amount of electricity from coal.

• India’s per capita emissions from the power sector are the fourth lowest in the G20, despite high coal reliance.

6. India’s per capita emissions from the power sector are just over half the global average and even further below the average in Asia.

Challenges in power sector:

1. Drought conditions globally resulted in a record fall in hydropower generation.
2. India’s electricity generation is more carbon-intensive than the global average.
3. India also saw the second-highest increase in coal generation globally, behind China.
4. Despite progress, wind, solar and other low-carbon sources are not yet growing fast enough to meet India’s rapidly growing electricity demand.

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