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Detailed explanation-1: -Currently solar accounts for around 7% of India’s electricity generation. One state, Gujarat, currently has nearly two-thirds of all residential rooftop solar power in India, despite covering just 6% of its land mass. A new report shows how Gujarat state led the country in the solar power boom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rajasthan has the highest solar power generation potential of any state in the country. The state recently surpassed Karnataka as the leading state in solar installations. As of December 2022, Rajasthan’s operational solar power projects produced roughly 16, 060 MW of solar energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -As of January 31, 2022, Rajasthan’s total solar capacity crossed 10, 000 MW, the first state to achieve this, and stood at 10, 507 MW, followed by Karnataka (7, 535 MW) and Gujarat (6, 310 MW) and Tamil Nadu (4, 894 MW). Rajasthan’s overall renewable capacity was 14, 983 MW.
Detailed explanation-4: -Texas produces the most renewable energy (measured in megawatt-hours) of any state.