Fossil fuels started to rapidly expand since the 1950s, taking up roughly 80 per cent of global energy consumption in 2019 (Ritchie, 2019). Today, the speed at which the global energy system must be restructured and unlocked from its fossil fuel dependence is nothing short of a revolutionary endeavour. In fact, to remain within the 1.5°C temperature increase above pre-industrial levels – determined to maintain our ecological integrity – would mean bringing down global anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to zero by 2032 (Figueres et al., 2017). As a developing country covered by the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities, India has legitimately become the third-largest emitter of GHGs. With that, India has also become an important player whose climate mitigation actions and inactions are closely scrutinised. India’s economic growth, industrialisation efforts, population growth, and urban drift put the country at the global top of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) energy demand growth projections until 2040 (IEA, 2021). India’s energy use has doubled since the year 2000 and to meet the expected electricity demand of the next 20 years, it will need to install an additional capacity of roughly 850 gigawatts (GW) – the magnitude of the European Union’s (EU’s) power system.