India recorded its highest-ever renewable energy capacity addition in 2025, with 44.51 GW added till November, nearly double the 24.72 GW installed during the same period last year, the government said on Monday.
With this addition, the country’s total installed renewable energy capacity reached 253.96 GW in November 2025, marking an increase of over 23 per cent compared to 205.52 GW in November 2024.
Solar power led the expansion, with capacity additions of 34.98 GW, up from 20.85 GW during the corresponding period last year. India crossed the landmark of 100 GW of installed solar capacity in January 2025, and total solar capacity stood at 132.85 GW in November 2025 — an increase of over 41 per cent from 94.17 GW in November 2024, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Wind power capacity also witnessed significant growth, with additions of 5.82 GW during the period, compared to 3.2 GW in the same period last year.
India’s installed wind energy capacity crossed the 50 GW milestone in March 2025 and reached 53.99 GW in November 2025, registering a growth of over 12.5 per cent from 47.96 GW in November 2024.
In line with the vision outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP26, the government is working towards achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030.
India achieved another major milestone in June 2025 by sourcing 50 per cent of its cumulative installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources — five years ahead of its 2030 target under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement.
The country crossed the 250 GW mark of non-fossil power installed capacity in August 2025. As of November 2025, total non-fossil fuel-based installed power capacity stood at 262.74 GW, accounting for 51.5 per cent of India’s total installed electricity capacity of 509.64 GW, the ministry said.
— IANS
