6 states shine in green energy push, India weighed down by fossil fuel

Karnataka was among the six Indian states where the share of wind and solar energy in total electricity generation was way better than the global average of 12% even as India’s overall performance failed to hit the mark, an analysis of data from 78 countries by global energy think tank Ember said.

Goa led the list with 77.95% of the energy coming from solar and wind followed by Rajasthan (35.93%), Gujarat (29.76%), Karnataka (27.52%), Tamil Nadu (22.2%) and Andhra Pradesh (19.12%).

The share of wind and solar in India’s total energy production reached a record high of 9%. However, the country accounted for the third largest power sector emissions in the world, behind China and the United States, in 2022.