GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
n recent years, efforts to meet international climate commitments have amped up, with renewable energy generation at the heart of the energy transition. However, the International Energy Agency( IEA) has warned that global renewable energy capacity needs to triple by 2030 to keep climate goals within reach. This target is already reshaping the way that we produce, distribute and consume electricity.
Solar power led the charge in 2024, driving much of the expansion in renewable capacity, while wind energy also continued to grow. According to the IEA’ s Renewables 2024 report, solar photovoltaic( PV) capacity alone is expected to more than triple between 2024 and 2030, accounting for nearly 80 % of all new renewable capacity additions worldwide, driven largely by utility-scale installations.
But the transition to clean energy doesn’ t stop at generation. Behind the scenes, a less visible – but equally critical – transformation is underway: the evolution of grid infrastructure that delivers electricity to homes, businesses and entire industries.
Today’ s grids were not designed for a decentralised, digital and decarbonised world. Traditional grids were built for a different era – one of centralised, predictable power generation. Electricity flowed one way, from a handful of large power plants to millions of passive consumers. That model no longer works.
220 December 2025