India has crossed a total of 300.50 gigawatts of non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity generation capacity, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced. The milestone places India at more than 60 percent of its stated target of reaching 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030.
**Breakdown by Source
**The 300.50 GW total is distributed across five categories of generation. Solar power leads all sources at 164.59 GW, followed by wind power at 58.14 GW and hydropower, combining large and small installations, at 57.24 GW. Bio-power contributes 11.75 GW, and nuclear power accounts for 8.78 GW.
Non-fossil fuel capacity now represents more than 54 percent of India's total installed electricity generation capacity, which stands at approximately 552 GW across all sources.
**Solar and Wind Lead Decade of Growth
**The government's announcement pointed to solar energy as the primary growth engine behind the overall expansion. Solar capacity has grown from 2.8 GW in 2014 to approximately 165 GW at present, representing a more than fiftyfold increase over roughly twelve years. Wind energy has also expanded significantly during the same period, rising from 21 GW in 2014 to more than 58 GW today.
The fiscal year 2025-26 marked a record period for new installations. During that year alone, India added 55.29 GW of non-fossil fuel-based electricity capacity, with solar power accounting for 44.6 GW of that total and wind power contributing 6 GW.
**Generation Output More Than Doubles Since 2014
**The increase in installed capacity has translated into substantially higher actual electricity generation from renewable sources. Renewable energy generation in the country rose from 190.96 billion units in 2014-15 to 477.79 billion units in 2025-26, according to figures provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The increase represents a gain of more than 280 billion units of renewable electricity output over roughly a decade.
**Domestic Manufacturing Scales Alongside Capacity
**The government also highlighted parallel growth in India's domestic solar manufacturing sector as a component of the broader energy transition. The enlisted capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers, known as ALMM, for Solar PV Modules has crossed 200 GW, up from 2.3 GW in 2014.
The ministry attributed this manufacturing expansion in part to the Production Linked Incentive scheme, which the government has directed toward encouraging the installation of high-efficiency, domestically produced solar modules.
The ALMM framework governs which solar PV modules are approved for use in government-supported projects and serves as a mechanism for promoting indigenous production while managing import dependence in the solar supply chain.
**Policy Framework and National Missions
**The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy described the achievement as the result of policy enablers put in place by the government to drive what it characterized as an "Aatmanirbhar," or self-reliant, energy ecosystem.
The ministry framed the clean energy transition not only as a climate commitment but as central to what it described as India's industrial competitiveness, energy independence, and economic resilience.
Beyond solar and wind, the ministry noted its role in advancing the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which it said is intended to position India as a global hub for the production, use, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.
The mission is described as part of a broader effort toward deep industrial decarbonization, though no specific capacity or output figures tied to the hydrogen mission were included in the announcement.
Progress Toward the 2030 Target
India's 500 GW non-fossil fuel target by 2030 forms the central benchmark against which the 300.50 GW milestone is being measured. With approximately four years remaining before that deadline, the country has now crossed three-fifths of the stated goal. The record 55.29 GW added during 2025-26 represents the highest single-year non-fossil fuel installation figure cited in the government's announcement.
The ministry's statement did not provide a specific year-by-year installation trajectory required to meet the remaining roughly 200 GW needed by 2030, nor did it address grid integration, storage, or transmission infrastructure requirements associated with the ongoing expansion.
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