Energy

Wasting the Sun: A Report Card on India’s Grid Connection Crisis

While India’s solar and wind deployment is accelerating at a breathtaking pace, the transmission infrastructure meant to carry this clean electricity is buckling under the pressure. A damning May/June 2026 analysis by energy think tank Ember reveals that the country wasted a staggering 300 million units of clean power in the first quarter of 2026 alone due to grid bottlenecks. This report card evaluates whether India's state-backed grid planners can catch up with the corporate green rush or if the country's 500-gigawatt climate target will remain stranded in the desert.