Post by Saket Sambhav

☀️ This is huge: Solar produced 1.72 trillion units of electricity in 12 months. ​For the first time in history, solar power has dethroned gas generation across Asia. ✅ ​The Tipping Point: Over the rolling 12-month period ending recently, solar generated 1,727 TWh of electricity in Asia, pulling ahead of gas at 1,711 TWh. ✅ ​The Trajectory: While gas has plateaued over the last six years, solar has experienced an almost vertical exponential climb since 2020. ✅ ​The Drivers: This monumental shift is being spearheaded by massive INFRASTRUCTURE SCALING in India and China, heavily accelerated by plunging solar module costs. ​Why this matters for business and climate: ​1️⃣ Economic Reality > Policy Rhetoric: Solar isn’t just winning because it’s green; it's winning because it is cheaper. Volatile liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have forced markets to pivot to predictable, localized renewables. 2️⃣ The Leapfrog Effect: Developing economies are bypassing the traditional heavy reliance on fossil-gas infrastructure altogether, moving straight from coal to clean technology clusters. 3️⃣ Supply Chain Rewiring: The circular economy around solar manufacturing, grid storage, and domestic supply chains is where the next decade of capital growth will live. ​The energy transition is no longer a future projection - it's happening right now in real-time. ​What do you think is the biggest bottleneck regional grids face as solar becomes the dominant power source? Let's discuss below. 👇 ​#Sustainability #SolarEnergy #EnergyTransition #CleanTech #CircularEconomy #TheBetterHuman Data and Image Source: Ember & Carbon Brief analysis.