To celebrate India reaching the important milestone of 100 GW of installed solar power capacity, Solar Mango has put together a series of posts.
Solar power in India has grown from insignificant amounts in 2010 to 100 GW by February 2025, and in the process reaching over 20% of the total electrical capacity installed in India - an impressive feat.
But the best of solar is yet to come. The country could be home to 300 GW of solar power by 2030, about 30% of power installed capacity.
Along with greening the electricity and the subsequent, solar power is creating jobs, and also having an impact on our oil consumption by powering electric mobility and through electrification of heat.
India's solar power sector is indeed shining bright, and could shine even brighter during the next decade.
This series of posts - India @ 100 GW Solar - has been created to celebrate India's solar power sector achieving 100 GW. It tells you who and what made it happen, and what we can expect from the sector going forward.
I thank all my team members from EAI in making this series happen, and hope you find it useful and interesting
Narasimhan Santhanam
Co-founder & Director - EAI
India’s Growth in Solar Power
India has gotten to 100 GW by 2025, from practically nothing in 2010
Global Solar Power Growth
Worldwide solar installations are skyrocketing, with China in the lead
The Power of Solar
Solar power has significant strengths and advantages over other sources of renewable energy
Types of Solar
Exploring different solar technologies, from PV to thermal, on-grid to offgrid, solar with and without batteries, and more
Who’s Making It Happen?
Key stakeholder driving the growth of solar power in India
Government
The roles and efforts of central and state governments in solar power
PowerCos
Roles and efforts of power generation, transmission and distribution companies in solar power.
Developers & Installers in Solar
The folks who get the solar power plants on the ground
Manufacturers
Businesses in the solar PV manufacturing value chain
Pioneers & Startups
Solar power sector innovators past & present
Investors & Financiers
Who’s financing India’s solar power growth
End Users
From homes to industries, all about the consumers of solar power
King Coal - Not Dead Yet
Don’t rule out coal’s dominance, not yet!
Emerging Trends & Future
What’s next for solar energy? Innovations in technologies and business models
Solar Challenges
The key obstacle to large-scale solar power generation
Getting to 500 GW
The roadmap to achieving 500 GW solar power capacity.
About Solar Mango!
Who we are and our work in solar