Among the successes that India can take reasonable credit for is cultivating a domestic solar power industry. Somewhere in 2017, the per unit cost of solar power fell below that of coal power, spurring new interest among businesses investing in ground-mounted solar projects. In 2024-25, the International Renewable Energy Agency reported that India generated 1,08,494 Gwh (gigawatt-hour) of solar energy , surpassing Japan’s 96,459 Gwh, and making it the third largest producer of solar power behind only China and the United States. India’s capacity to manufacture solar module panels rose from 2 GW (gigawatt) in 2014 to 100 GW in 2025, according to the Ministry of Renewable Energy. This is significant considering that India’s domestically installed solar capacity is about 117 GW as of Septem

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