New Delhi, April 8 -- India has emerged as the world's third-largest producer of electricity from wind and solar energy, overtaking Germany in 2024, according to the latest edition of Ember's Global Electricity Review released on Tuesday.

The study by global energy think tank Ember shows that wind and solar combined contributed 15 percent of global electricity last year, with India accounting for 10 percent of its power generation from these sources, according to a PTI report.

The milestone comes amid a broader shift worldwide towards clean energy.

This is the first time the global electricity mix from such sources has crossed the 40 percent threshold since the 1940s.

Solar alone supplied 7 percent, having doubled its share in just th...