India, Aug. 16 -- India's solar capacity is accelerating rapidly, reshaping its energy transition and domestic renewable manufacturing ambitions.

India is set to commission more solar capacity in 2026 than in any previous year, according to Wood Mackenzie, extending a twelve year expansion under the Narendra Modi government that has transformed solar from a marginal source of electricity into one of the main pillars of India's energy transition. The expected record in 2026 is the latest point in an expansion that has accelerated dramatically since the Modi government came to office. India had 2.82 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar capacity at the end of March 2014. By 30 June 2026, that had risen to 162.15 GW, a roughly 57.5- fold increa...