India’s installed renewable energy capacity has increased by 165 percent over the past decade, rising from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said in Rajya Sabha.
Key points
- The minister highlighted that India now ranks fourth globally in renewable energy capacity, with significant advancements in solar and wind power.
- India stood 4th in Wind Power capacity and 5th in Solar PV capacity.
- For the first time, India has crossed 200 GW capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, that include 85.47 GW of solar power and 46.93 GW of large hydro 46.66 GW of wind power, 10.95 GW of biopower, and 5.00 GW of small hydropower.
- Solar energy capacity has expanded dramatically from 2.82 GW in March 2014 to 85.47 GW by June 2024, marking an increase of approximately 30 times.
- India has commited to reach 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.
- The share of Thermal sources in the total Installed Capacity has come down from 67.69 per cent in 2013-14 to 54.46 per cent in 2024-25 (up to June 2024), while the share of non-fossil fuel in the total installed capacity has increased from 32.30 per cent to 45.54 per cent.
