India’s solar initiative is gaining traction, but grid and storage issues still exist: Parl Panel

A panel’s report noted that against revised goal of achieving 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, installations stood at about 54 GW at end of mission period

- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

Despite playing a key role in reshaping India’s renewable energy sector over the last decade, the Centre's National Solar Mission has fallen short of its targets.

A Parliamentary Standing Committee report tabled on Monday noted that against the revised goal of achieving 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, installations stood at about 54 GW at the end of the mission period. Since then, capacity has more than doubled to 116 GW by June 2025, placing India as the world’s third-largest solar power producer. However, solar still contributes only around 26 per cent to actual electricity generation due to its intermittent nature.