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Detailed explanation-1: -With a generation of 1, 497 Terawatt-hour (TWh), India is the third largest producer and the third largest consumer of electricity in the world after the US and China.

Detailed explanation-2: -China is the world’s largest electricity producing country, followed by the United States and India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Creating a sustainable world India stands 4th globally in Renewable Energy Installed Capacity (including Large Hydro), 4th in Wind Power capacity & 4th in Solar Power capacity (as per REN21 Renewables 2022 Global Status Report).

Detailed explanation-4: -China is by far the largest electricity-generating country in the world, with over 8.5 petawatt-hours generated in 2021. It was followed by the United States, with an electricity production of some 4.4 petawatt-hours that year.

Detailed explanation-5: -India is the third largest producer of electricity in the world. During the fiscal year (FY) 2019–20, the total electricity generation in the country was 1, 598 TWh, of which 1, 383.5 TWh generated by utilities. The gross electricity consumption per capita in FY2019 was 1, 208 kWh.