{"id":18562,"date":"2025-11-01T15:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/11\/01\/inside-indias-astonishing-solar-revolution-kanika-chawla-ted\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:45:48","slug":"inside-indias-astonishing-solar-revolution-kanika-chawla-ted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/11\/01\/inside-indias-astonishing-solar-revolution-kanika-chawla-ted\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside India\u2019s Astonishing Solar Revolution | Kanika Chawla | TED"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DxFZ3ojl9yo?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In 2014, the world\u2019s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw the opportunity of a lifetime. She tells the story of how India became a solar powerhouse, turning an expensive dream into an economic reality \u2014 and creating a model for other countries to follow suit. (Recorded at TED Countdown Summit 2025 on June 17, 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Join us in person at a TED conference: <a href=\"https:\/\/tedtalks.social\/events\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tedtalks.social\/events<\/a><br \/>Become a TED Member to support our mission: <a href=\"https:\/\/ted.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ted.com\/membership<\/a><br \/>Subscribe to a TED newsletter: <a href=\"https:\/\/ted.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ted.com\/newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow TED! <br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/TEDTalks\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/TEDTalks<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ted\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ted<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TED\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/TED<\/a><br \/>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ted-conferences\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ted-conferences<\/a><br \/>TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@<\/a>tedtoks<\/p>\n<p>The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world&#8217;s leading thinkers and doers. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/TED.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/TED.com<\/a> to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.<\/p>\n<p>Watch more: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.ted.com\/kanikachawla\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/go.ted.com\/kanikachawla<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DxFZ3ojl9yo\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/DxFZ3ojl9yo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TED&#8217;s videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution\u2013Non Commercial\u2013No Derivatives (or the CC BY \u2013 NC \u2013 ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/about\/our-organization\/our-policies-terms\/ted-talks-usage-policy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/about\/our-organization\/our-policies-terms\/ted-talks-usage-policy<\/a>. 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