New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Ashish Khanna, Director General, International Solar Alliance (ISA) has underscored the urgent need for digital infrastructure to support the rapid expansion of decentralized renewable energy, particularly solar power, in India and other developing nations at AI Impact Summit 2026.

"Just out of 1,000 gigawatt or $1 trillion of solar energy that was invested in the last two years, 40% was decentralized, means either on the rooftop or with people. That figure is only 15% in India, which means as India wants to do a lot more solar because it is cheapest, more affordable, there will be a lot more decentralized renewable energy," he said.

According to the Khanna, decentralized renewable energy requires distribution comp...