NEW YORK: India has positioned itself at the forefront of the global clean energy movement, achieving its 2030 renewable energy targets five years ahead of schedule, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi wrote in a Newsweek article this week.
In 2025, India became the only G20 nation to fully meet its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), with non-fossil fuels now accounting for 50 per cent of its total installed power capacity of 484 GW. This milestone marks a dramatic shift in the global energy landscape, with India setting a precedent for rapid, large-scale decarbonisation.
“India’s success in renewable energy reflects a strong political will to create an ecosystem of policy and regulatory support, integrated planning of the power system, transmission strengthening to absorb variable renewable energy, institutional mechanisms like Solar Energy Corporation of India for derisking, strengthening private sector capacity and enabling capital markets for local currency financing, ” wrote Joshi, also the current President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly.