❖ India surpasses Japan to become third largest solar power generator in 2023.

❖ The global solar generation in 2023 was more than six times larger than in 2015.

❖ Solar produced a record 5.5 per cent of global electricity in 2023.

❖ India behind China, US, Brazil in terms of solar power generation.

❖ India saw the world's fourth-largest increase in solar generation in 2023 (+18 tera watt hour or TWh), behind China (+156 TWh), the United States (+33 TWh) and Brazil (+22 TWh).