London, 3 July 2025 – A new report from energy think tank Ember finds that ten BRICS countries accounted for more than half (51%) of global solar electricity generation in 2024, up from just 15% a decade ago. These findings, ahead of the BRICS summit, underscore a major shift in the global energy transition, positioning the bloc as a central player.
The analysis highlights how China, India, and Brazil have emerged as the primary drivers of this shift. In 2024, China remained the world’s largest solar generator with 834 TWh of output — nearly three times more than the second-ranked United States. India reached 133 TWh, a fourfold increase since 2019, while Brazil joined the global top five by surpassing Germany with 75 TWh of solar generation.
The rise is not just in total generation but also in the share of new electricity demand met by clean power. In 2024, solar alone met 36% of the increase in electricity generation across all BRICS countries, a major jump from 14% in the previous decade and just 0.25% a decade before that. When combined with other clean sources like wind, hydro, and nuclear, 70% of the increase in electricity generation in 2024 came from clean energy.
