New Delhi, June 13 -- Solar power has overtaken gas-fired generation in Asia for the first time in recorded history, according to a Carbon Brief analysis of Ember data published Friday. The numbers are small but freighted with meaning. In the twelve months to April 2026, Asia generated 1,727 terawatt-hours of electricity from solar panels, against 1,711 terawatt-hours from natural gas turbines. The gap is 16 terawatt-hours, a sliver. The direction of travel is not.

the first absolute decline since 2015.

India did much of the rest. Indian fossil generation fell 52 terawatt-hours in 2025, a 3.3 percent drop, with the Bhadla and Pavagada solar parks in Rajasthan and Karnataka and a surge in distributed rooftop installations doing most of t...