New Delhi, April 23 -- Union Minister for Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi identified land availability as a significant challenge for solar energy infrastructure expansion during the inauguration of a new testing laboratory for solar panels at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwalpahari on Tuesday.

The minister urged NISE to develop technology capable of generating maximum energy within limited space constraints.

During his address, Joshi highlighted India's remarkable progress in renewable energy, noting that the country's installed solar energy capacity has grown from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 106 GW in 2025, representing an extraordinary increase of over 3,700 percent.

He projected that this capacity would further expand to ...