The year 2015 marked a new era in climate efforts under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change when the nations of the world signed a new implementing agreement in Paris, France. Under the Paris Agreement, Parties committed to make “nationally determined contributions to the global response to climate change” toward a specific consensus end: “Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.” Parties agreed to submit nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the United Nations, detailing how domestic law and policy would reduce emissions within national borders, understanding that successive filings would intensify in ambition, and reflecting that each nation has “common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of different national circumstances.” India stands out with an especially ambitious NDC—a plan that aims for more than any other major emitter that has submitted a plan to date. This Comment focuses on India’s NDC as it pertains to energy systems, and in particular, transitioning the electricity sector to a modern, low-carbon grid.