India became the worlds third-largest producer of electricity from wind and solar energy in 2024

According to a recent research released on Tuesday (April 8, 2025), India surpassed Germany to become the third-largest generator of electricity from wind and solar energy in the world in 2024. According to the sixth edition of the global energy think tank Ember's Global Electricity Review, 15% of the world's electricity was produced last year by solar and wind combined. India held a 10% share.

The report stated that in 2024, 40.9% of the world's electricity came from low-carbon sources, such as nuclear and renewable energy. Since the 1940s, this is the first time the 40% threshold has been exceeded.

In India, 22% of the electricity generated came from clean sources. At 8%, hydropower made the largest contribution, followed by wind and solar combined at 10%.

With a record 858 terawatt hours (TWh) added in 2024, 49% more than the previous record in 2022, renewable energy sources drove the growth in clean power globally.

In 2024, solar added 474 TWh, making it the leading source of additional electricity for the third consecutive year. For the twentieth consecutive year, it was also the power source with the quickest rate of growth.

Global solar power generation increased to 6.9% of the electricity mix in just three years.

Solar power increased rapidly in India as well. In 2024, 7% of the nation's electricity came from solar power, which has doubled since 2021.

India became the third-largest market behind the US and China in 2024 after adding 24 gigawatts (GW) of solar power, more than twice as much as in 2023.

With an additional 20 TWh, it also saw the fourth-largest rise in solar generation worldwide.

India plans to attain 50% of its installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 as part of its climate obligations, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), that it presented to the UNFCCC in 2022.