India's solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow

Mundra, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2026
The race for green energy is on. India, driven by soaring electricity demand and a push to reduce reliance on China, is rapidly producing solar panels, fuelling a booming yet uncertain market. At the Adani Group's factory in Mundra, in India's western state of Gujarat, assembly lines churn out photovoltaic panels around the clock. Up to 10,000 a day come off the line, with most sent stra