India, March 17 -- The year 2025 was a landmark of sorts for India. It saw the country record the largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions among the major economies of the world. Part of the credit goes to the power sector, which saw a year-on-year decline in emissions for the first time since 2020. While in 2020, the decline in emissions was attributable to the pause in economic activity due to COVID-19, this time, the drop is said to be powered by expansion and growth of renewable energy projects.

India has rapidly expanded its renewable energy (RE) sector over the past decade, achieving more than 250 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2025, according to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) data. The country is already ...