India’s Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity Reaches 266.78 GW in 2025, up 22.6% from 2024
On January 10, 2026, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released data, highlighting India’s non-fossil fuel electricity capacity, encompassing solar, wind, hydro, bioenergy and other clean sources, reached 266.78 Gigawatt (GW) in 2025, marking a 22.6% increase from 2024.
On January 10, 2026, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released data, highlighting India’s non-fossil fuel electricity capacity, encompassing solar, wind, hydro, bioenergy and other clean sources, reached 266.78 Gigawatt (GW) in 2025, marking a 22.6% increase from 2024.
- What? India’s Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity reached 266.78 GW in 2025
- Data Source: MNRE
- Storage Breakdown: Solar Power (131.81 GW), wind energy (54.51 GW), bioenergy (11.61 GW), small hydro (5.16 GW), large hydro (50.91 GW)
- Alignment: To achieve 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, Net Zero by 2070
About India’s Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity:
Storage Breakdown: It encompasses solar power of 131.81 GW (approximately 38.8% growth), wind energy (54.51 GW) (approximately 13.2% growth), bioenergy (11.61 GW), small hydro (5.16 GW), and large hydro including pumped storage (50.91 GW).
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- In 2025, India added 48 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) including hydropower.
Progress: The 2025 achievement represents over 50% progress, placing alongside China and the United States of America (USA).
Alignment: The achievement aligns with the goal of Government of India (GOI) to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030. It also strengthens GOI’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and Net Zero emission by 2070.
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