India Becomes Third-Largest Producer of Electricity from Wind and Solar in 2024: Ember Report
India emerged as the world’s third-largest producer of electricity from wind and solar energy in 2024, overtaking Germany, as global clean energy reached a new milestone, according to Ember’s latest Global Electricity Review.
April 08, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
The report also highlighted that low-carbon sources, including renewables and nuclear, provided 40.9 percent of global electricity in 2024—marking the first time this threshold had been surpassed since the 1940s.
In India, clean energy sources made up 22 percent of the electricity mix, with hydropower contributing the largest share at 8 percent, while wind and solar combined accounted for 10 percent.
Renewables led the growth in clean electricity globally, adding a record 858 TWh in 2024—49 percent more than the previous record set in 2022. Solar power, which has been the largest source of new electricity for the third consecutive year, added 474 TWh, and was also the fastest-growing energy source for the 20th year in a row. In just three years, solar’s global share of the electricity mix doubled to 6.9 percent.
India has seen a similar surge in solar power generation. Solar contributed 7 percent of India’s total electricity in 2024, a significant increase from 2021. The country added 24 GW of solar capacity in 2024, more than double the amount added in 2023, making India the third-largest solar market globally, after China and the US. India also recorded the fourth-largest increase in solar generation worldwide, with a gain of 20 TWh.
Commenting on the report findings, Phil MacDonald, Managing Director at Ember said, “Solar power has become the engine of the global energy transition. Paired with battery storage, solar is set to be an unstoppable force. As the fastest-growing and largest source of new electricity, it is critical in meeting the world’s ever-increasing demand for electricity.”
The report, released alongside an open dataset on electricity generation in 2024, covers 88 countries that together account for 93 percent of global electricity demand, with historic data for 215 countries.
Asia is leading the clean energy transition, driven by record growth in solar and other renewables. However, a strong clean energy market is essential for ensuring energy security and fostering economic resilience in the region, noted the report.
As part of its climate commitments under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the UNFCCC, India aims to achieve 50 percent of its installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. The country also aims to reach 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, a target that remains a key part of national energy planning, despite not being officially included in India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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