India has surpassed Japan as the globe's third-largest solar producer, with an output of 1,08,494 GWh, while Japan stands at 96,459 GWh, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said. India has achieved a cumulative installed power capacity of 484.8 GW as of June 2025, of which 234 GW was from the category of renewables. According to the International Energy Agency, China was the top on the world in terms of installations by installing 260 GW of solar PV capacity in 2023. The US was second with a growth of 70%, with 32 GW of additional capacity in 2023. In 2023, India installed 12 GW of solar PV, one-third less than its 2022 growth. Brazil has installed 15 GW of new capacity, and its solar installations are increasing YoY by 30%. India has reached one of its NDC targets and is targeting 500 GW of non-fossil capacity in 2030 and net-zero emissions in 2070.