changeadminIndia’s renewable energy and clean energy transition has achieved two historic milestones, demonstrating the country’s steady progress toward a clean, secure, and self-reliant energy future.
As of 30 September 2025, the country’s total installed electricity capacity has crossed 500 GW, reaching 500.89 GW, of which more than 50% is coming from non-fossil fuel sources.
India is now the world’s 4th-largest in renewable energy capacity behind the USA, China and Brazil. The country’s renewable energy growth story remains among the fastest in the world, reflecting years of strong policy support, investment, and collaboration across the energy sector.
In the first six months of this Financial Year 2025–26 (April – September 2025), India added 28 GW of non-fossil capacity and 5.1 GW of fossil-fuel capacity — showing how quickly the share of clean energy is rising.
The last 10-11 years have seen exponential growth in India’s total installed electricity generation capacity, from 249 GW (March 31, 2014), it has more than doubled to 500.89 GW (September 30, 2025).
Of this energy growth, a major thrust is to increase India’s renewable energy capacity, which has grown more than fivefold—from under 35 GW in 2014 to over 197 GW (excluding large hydro).
Break-up of India’s Power Capacity
| Source of Energy | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-fossil fuel sources (renewable energy, hydro, and nuclear) | 256.09 GW | 51% |
| – Solar Power | 127.33 GW | 25.5% |
| – Wind power | 53.12 GW | 10.5% |
| – Other | 75.64 GW | 15% |
| Fossil-fuel-based sources | 244.80 GW | 49% |
| Total | 500.89 GW | 100% |
A Record Day for India’s renewable energy
On 29 July 2025, India reached its highest-ever share of renewable energy in electricity generation. That day, renewables met 51.5% of the country’s total electricity demand of 203 GW, of which Solar generation: 44.50 GW, Wind generation: 29.89 GW, and Hydro generation: 30.29 GW.
This means that, for the first time, more than half of India’s power came from green sources in a single day — a remarkable sign of change.
Meeting National Targets Ahead of Time
With this progress, India has already achieved one of its COP26 goals — to have 50 % of installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 — five years early. This success highlights India’s leadership in the clean energy transition, achieved while maintaining a stable and reliable electricity grid.
India’s next big goal is to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, for which significant work isunderway on grid integration, energy storage, hybridisation, and market reforms.
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