India’s solar capacity reaches 100 GW as of end-January

This is a surge from only 2 GW over 10 years ago.

The installed solar power capacity of India has reached 100 gigawatts (GW), as it fuels efforts to reach its 500 GW target for non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030.

In a statement, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said India’s solar capacity marks a surge from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 100.33 GW as of end-January 2025. The latest figure includes 84.10 GW under implementation and an additional 47.49 GW under tendering.

The country is also expanding its hybrid and round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy projects, with 64.67 GW under implementation and tendered, bringing the grand total of solar and hybrid projects to 296.59 GW.

Solar energy remains the dominant contributor to India’s renewable energy growth, accounting for 47% of the total installed clean power capacity.

A record-breaking 24.5 GW of solar capacity was added last year, reflecting a more than two-fold increase compared to 2023. In 2024, a total of 18.5 GW of utility-scale solar capacity was also installed, up nearly 2.8 times from the previous year.

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh were amongst the top contributors.