Govt working to achieve 500 GW non-fossil energy capacity target by 2030

The year 2025 marked the highest-ever renewable energy expansion in India’s energy transition journey and in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision outlined at COP-26, the Union government is working to reach 500 GW Non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.

In 2025, India achieved a milestone of 50 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources in June, five years ahead of the 2030 target set under its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the country crossed the 250 GW milestone of non-fossil power installed capacity in August this year.

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The total non-fossil power installed capacity reached 262.74 GW in November, which is 51.5 per cent of the total installed electricity capacity in the country (509.64 GW).

The highest-ever renewable energy capacity addition has been made during 2025.

The total renewable energy capacity added during the year (till November) is 44.51 GW, nearly double as compared to the 24.72 GW during the same period last year.

The total renewable energy installed capacity reached 253.96 GW in November, 2025, an increase of over 23 per cent as compared to the 205.52 GW in November 2024.

Solar energy has been the major contributor to this progress. Its capacity addition is 34.98 GW compared to the 20.85 GW during the same period last year. Its installed capacity, which had crossed 100 GW mark in January, 2025, reached 132.85 GW in November, 2025, an increase of over 41 per cent as compared to the 94.17 GW in November 2024.

The country has made significant progress in boosting solar module manufacturing capacity. Indigenous solar module manufacturing capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for Solar Modules has reached around 144 GW per annum, with about 81 GW added in calendar year 2025 alone, reflecting an impressive ~99 per cent year-on-year increase from around 41 GW added in 2024.

Wind capacity also registered a substantial growth with capacity addition of 5.82 GW compared to 3.2 GW during the same period last year. The wind energy installed capacity, which crossed the 50 GW mark in March, 2025, reached 53.99 GW in November, 2025, an increase of over 12.5 per cent as compared to the 47.96 GW in November 2024.