India wasted 300 GWh of green power in Q1 2026 as grid lags renewable boom
India hit a major decarbonization milestone with 300 GW of renewable capacity, 54% of its 552 GW total, achieved five years early. But grid constraints curtailed 300 GWh of clean power in Q1 2026 alone, with transmission bottlenecks responsible for two-thirds of the waste. The gap between generation and grid infrastructure is emerging as the single biggest threat to India's net-zero trajectory.
Source: Nikhil Inamdar