India Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently reiterated his pledge to more than double his country’s current renewable energy capacity, telling delegates to the India Energy Week 2025 conference in New Delhi that he wants to increase generation from renewable resources to at least 500 GW. Modi said there are five “key pillars” to reach that goal: “resource availability, a skilled workforce, economic strength, political stability, and strategic geography.” Modi said increasing development of energy is a necessity for India’s economy, and he talked about how renewable energy is key to economic growth.
India is now the world’s third-largest generator of solar power, behind China and the U.S. Government officials in February said the country now has more than 100 GW of solar power generation capacity installed across the country. Government data shows the solar power sector in India has experienced a 3,450% increase in capacity over the past decade, increasing from just 2.82 GW of capacity in 2014.