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India improved its position by two places to rank 70th in the Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2026, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), reflecting progress in balancing energy security, sustainability, and affordability while advancing towards a cleaner energy system.

What is the Energy Transition Index (ETI)?

The Energy Transition Index (ETI) is an annual global assessment published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to evaluate how effectively countries are progressing towards secure, sustainable, equitable, and resilient energy systems. Besides measuring the current performance of a country's energy system, the index also assesses the readiness of its policy, financial, institutional, and infrastructure ecosystem to support the energy transition.

The ETI score is calculated on a 0–100 scale, where 100 represents the highest level of performance.

Methodology

The index is based on two broad sub-indices:

• System Performance (60%), which assesses the current energy system across three equally weighted dimensions:
  • Energy Security
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Energy Equity (Affordability and Access)
• Transition Readiness (40%), which evaluates a country's preparedness to accelerate the energy transition through:
  • Core Enablers: Regulation, political commitment, finance and investment.
  • Enabling Factors: Innovation, infrastructure, education, and human capital.

Key Findings of ETI 2026

The Nordic countries continued to dominate the rankings, with Sweden, Finland, and Denmark retaining the top three positions globally owing to their advanced clean energy systems and supportive policy frameworks.

Among major economies, Singapore registered one of the largest improvements by climbing 10 places to 42nd, driven by stronger regulatory reforms and political commitment towards clean energy.

Six G20 economies featured among the global top twenty:

• Germany – 9th
• France – 10th
• United Kingdom – 11th
• China – 14th
• Brazil – 17th
• United States – 19th

India improved its ranking from 72nd to 70th, reflecting gradual progress in expanding renewable energy, improving energy access, and strengthening the policy framework supporting the clean energy transition.