India Renewable Energy: Solar, Wind and Non-Fossil Capacity

MNRE data show India had 304,334.37 MW (about 304.33 GW) of non-fossil capacity on 31 August 2026 [1]. This includes 295,554.37 MW of renewable energy, including large hydro, and 8,780 MW of nuclear [1].

India stands third globally in renewable energy installed capacity, according to the government citing IRENA's Renewable Energy Statistics 2026 with data for December 2025 [2].

As on 31 August 2026, MNRE lists the following installed capacity [1]:

• Solar: 168,040.05 MW
• Wind: 58,520.32 MW
• Large hydro (including 7,425.6 MW pumped storage): 52,064.67 MW
• Bagasse cogeneration: 9,821.32 MW
• Small hydro: 5,181.76 MW
• Non-bagasse biomass cogeneration: 1,047.85 MW
• Waste to energy (grid and off-grid): 878.40 MW (FREEE.REPORT calculation: 324.24 MW + 554.16 MW)
• Nuclear: 8,780 MW

Solar capacity of 168.04 GW is split into 123.99 GW ground-mounted, 32.59 GW grid-connected rooftop, 4.83 GW hybrid project solar components and 6.63 GW off-grid [1]. Solar accounts for about 55.2% of non-fossil capacity (FREEE.REPORT calculation: 168.04 GW / 304.33 GW).

India added a record 44.5 GW of renewable capacity in 2025 up to November, nearly doubling annual additions [3]. Solar capacity reached 132.85 GW on 30 November 2025 after nearly 35 GW was added, and wind reached about 54 GW after a 5.82 GW increase [3].

By 31 March 2026, non-fossil capacity stood at 283.46 GW, including 150.26 GW solar and 56.09 GW wind [2]. In the first five months of FY 2026-27 (April to August 2026), India added 20,866.27 MW of renewable capacity, of which 17,779.35 MW was solar [1].

In FY 2024-25, MNRE reported additions of 29.52 GW, including about 24 GW of solar and 4.15 GW of wind, as reported by Enerdata [4]. IRENA counts India's 2024 solar additions at 24.5 GW, the second highest after China [6].

India's target is 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, including nuclear and large hydro [5]. The target was announced at the COP26 climate conference [5]. Installed non-fossil capacity of 304.33 GW in August 2026 is about 60.9% of that target (FREEE.REPORT calculation: 304.33 GW / 500 GW).

The pipeline as of 30 November 2025 included 69.12 GW of solar under implementation and 35.46 GW tendered, plus 30.11 GW of wind under implementation [3].

Latest capacity figures come from MNRE's Physical Achievements page, as on 31 August 2026 [1]. Earlier data points come from PIB releases of MNRE data [2][3] and an Enerdata news item reporting MNRE's FY 2024-25 figures [4]. The 500 GW target is cited from Wikipedia's summary of India's targets [5]. MNRE reports capacity in megawatts (MW); 1 GW = 1,000 MW.

FREEE.REPORT calculations: waste-to-energy total (grid plus off-grid), solar share of non-fossil capacity (168.04 GW / 304.33 GW) and progress toward the 500 GW target (304.33 GW / 500 GW).