India undergoing massive transformation in renewable energy: Earthshot Prize CEO

Mumbai: India is at the forefront of climate solutions, and its innovations have immediate global application, especially when it comes to issues such as heat stress, Earthshot Prize CEO Jason Knauf said. He was speaking with The Hindu on Thursday (November 12, 2026) on the background of the launch of the five-day Earthshot Prize summit, which will take place in Mumbai and Jaipur from November 13 to 17. As COP31 gathers in Türkiye for climate negotiations, it is India and Mumbai which will send a message of climate solutions, he said.

“There is a race going on right now. The first country that can have access to cheap, clean and abundant energy, is going to have a huge economic advantage. And I think, India knows that.

Which is why so much is being done here to use the huge solar resource that India has,” he said. The next test for renewable energy The next test for renewable energy India has installed about 308 GW of non-fossil capacity.