(FE)
India’s renewable energy capacity has increased from 75 GW in March 2014 to 232 GW in 2025, says a report by PTI. The largest increase in renewable energy capacity is seen in solar power capacity, which has increased from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 108 GW in 2025. The increased capacity also includes the addition of hydropower.
India’s wind energy capacity has also doubled in the last ten years. The report says that the country’s wind power capability, which stood at 21 GW in 2014, has increased to 51 GW in 2025.
Furthermore, India’s solar module production industry has also seen a boost in business as the capacity installation has ramped up in the past decade. India’s solar module manufacturing capacity has increased from 2 GW to 90 GW in the last ten years, the report adds.
Future plans for renewable energy
India has set a highly ambitious target of achieving 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. Achieving this goal requires an addition of 50 GW of green energy capacity every year.
In 2024, India installed 25 GW of renewable energy capacity, half of the required capacity to reach 500 GW by 2030. However, the capacity growth rate is increasing by about 34 percent each year, as it was 18.5 GW in the previous year.
At the same time, India is also ramping up the production of solar cells and wafers. Currently, it has a capacity of 25 GW of solar cell production and a 2 GW wafer production capacity. BY 2030, India has targeted to reach 100 GW and 40 GW solar cell and solar wafer production capacity, respectively.
Meanwhile, overtaking Germany, India has become the third-largest solar and wind power producer in the world.
