New Delhi, May 22 -- India's renewable energy installations have surged in recent years, but actual electricity generation from these sources remains low, a mismatch driven by soaring demand, extreme weather, and storage limitations, according to a new analysis by Climate Action Tracker, an independent scientific project that tracks government climate action.

The country has expanded its renewable energy capacity substantially in recent years, including both utility-scale and rooftop solar. The report reviewed decarbonisation trends in the power sector against the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius goal, including renewable energy, coal, oil and fossil gas, over the past five years.

The analysis found that renewables made up 37 per ...