Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 2 November 2026.
- India fulfilled its Paris pledge of sourcing half of its installed power capacity from non-fossil sources in 2025, five years ahead of its 2030 schedule, and aims to add another 500 Gigawatts of new non-fossil capacity over the next 10 to 11 years.
- The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, launched in February 2024 to cover one crore homes, has successfully enrolled over 65 lakh households within 24 to 25 months, reducing participating families’ electricity bills by roughly 76 per cent.
- Connecting over 44,000 government buildings with solar energy saves nearly Rs 700 crore annually, while the KUSUM scheme has provided solar irrigation to over 30 lakh farmers, saving each beneficiary approximately Rs 1 lakh every year.
