The report said PMSGY has witnessed 57.9 lakh applications submitted yet installations remain at 13%.  A new report found that Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana (PMSGY) addressed the gap to make rooftop solar financially accessible for households, which was earlier concentrated in the commercial and industrial segments.  The report titled, “Advancing Residential Rooftop Adoption in India Under PM Surya Ghar Yojana” by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

India to emerge as second-largest renewable market as global clean energy capacity surges A new report revealed that global renewable energy capacity is expected to more than double by 2030. The report titled, “Renewables 2025” by IEA, said that this doubling capacity will be driven by the rapid rise of solar PV and renewables’ expansion.  The report saw global renewable power capacity increasing by 4,600 gigawatts (GW) by 2030—roughly the equivalent of adding China, the Euro

It will lower system costs, cut emissions, and enhance energy security by reducing reliance on imported fuels Potentially, there is a $1.8 billion cost savings for Thailand by 2037 if the Southeast Asian nations can increase its solar capacity by 89% and battery storage by 60%, respectively compared to the RPDP (revised power development plan) targets. This result was derived from a report by the London-based think tank Ember. The RPDP was outlined in 2024, aiming for 51% re

The research says this kind of investment surpassed the investments by the US over four years in the Marshall Plan Chinese firms have pledged at least $227 billion across green manufacturing projects, with 80% of the investments coming in after 2022. A new report titled “China’s Green Leap Outward: The rapid scale-up of overseas Chinese clean-tech manufacturing investments” by Net Zero Industrial Policy said that since 2021, the country has invested in battery materials, full

Data shows that 20 African countries set a new record for the imports of solar panels, while 25 countries imported at least 100 MW In the last 12 months till June 2025, solar panel imports into Africa rose by 60%. The capacity imported hit 15,032 MW — a new record, according to a report by the energy think tank Ember.  This is important because the solar imports are at a scale that can impact and potentially change the electricity system of many countries. The year before, th

Renewables can deliver electricity at comparable costs to fossil-fuel generated power Power systems where wind and solar energy have higher percentages can reliably deliver electricity at costs comparable to or lower than today’s fossil fuel-based power systems in most parts of the world, according to a new report by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC).  In monetary terms, tropical countries with high potential for solar power could see electricity costs more than halve t

Ember’s analysis showed that EV charging infrastructure has to be aligned with the availability of clean electricity from renewable sources. Renewable energy and electric vehicles are both growing in India. Aligning both can result in genuine emission reduction. Following the National Electricity Plan (NEP-14), if India is able to achieve its renewable capacity ambitions by 2032, then just 3% of wind and solar capacity targets can power the country’s entire electric vehicle (

As India pushes for electric vehicles to meet climate goals, critical mineral shortages could be addressed through battery recycling, but the largely informal sector lacks regulation, capacity, and government support. In 2021, at Glasgow Climate Summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s goal of achieving net-zero by 2070. As a consequence, the country has spurred into action to quicken its pace on putting EVs on the road. It has resolved that by 2030 at le

As the issue of unemployment looms large this election season while the country aspires to ensure a just transition, CarbonCopy looks into the Centre’s Suryamitra scheme—launched in 2015—to skill India’s youth to work in the solar industry. A closer look shows that while the national initiative has made progress, it is uneven A solar skill training session is underway in Mumbai. “This is the right time to be here. The solar industry is going to be big. Bohot saare logo ki ava

Agrivoltaics —the simultaneous use of land for both agriculture and photovoltaic power generation—offers a potential solution to the growing competition for land resources, finds a study  Earlier this year, India took over China to become the most populous country in the world. It’s likely that in the future, many countries, including India, may witness growing competition for land resources between agriculture and renewable energy. Agrivoltaics—the simultaneous use of land f