In the financial year 2024 – 25, India has literally witnessed a significant progress in the field of harnessing clean energy. With a record annual capacity addition of 29.52 GW, the total installed Renewable Energy (RE) capacity in the country has reached 220.10 GW as of March 31, 2025, up from 198.75 GW in the previous fiscal.
There cannot be any doubt that this performance reflects India’s steady advancement towards the target of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity by 2030, as part of its commitments under the ‘Panchamrit’ goals set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The major expansion has happened in the field of solar energy. With an addition of 23.83 GW in FY 2024–25, our total installed solar capacity now stands at 105.65 GW. This includes 81.01 GW from ground-mounted installations, 17.02 GW from rooftop solar, 2.87 GW from solar components of hybrid projects, and 4.74 GW from off-grid systems.
The second-best achiever is the wind energy sector, which has also witnessed sustained progress during the previous financial year. With 4.15 GW of new capacity added, compared to 3.25 GW in FY 2023–24. Our total cumulative installed wind capacity now stands at 50.04 GW.
As per the latest information, in addition to the installed capacities, India has 169.40 GW of RE projects under implementation and 65.06 GW already tendered. This includes 65.29 GW from emerging solutions such as hybrid systems, Round-The-Clock (RTC) power, peaking power, and thermal + RE bundling projects. These initiatives represent a strategic shift towards ensuring grid stability and reliable supply from renewable sources. Hopefully, we are going to achieve our target as growth in other areas like bioenergy and small hydro power is also satisfactory.
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