India adds 31.25 GW non-fossil capacity in 2025

Solar capacity surged from 2.8 GW to 130 GW in eleven years, boosting global growth.

India has recorded 31.25 gigawatts (GW) of additional non-fossil capacity in the current financial year, its highest during the said period.

In a speech during the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit 2025, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Shri Pralhad Joshi said the additional capacity includes 24.28 GW of solar.

The country’s solar capacity has grown from 2.8 GW to around 130 GW in the last 11 years. Between 2022 and 2024 alone, India contributed 46 GW to global solar additions, becoming the third-largest contributor.

The Minister noted that India holds the world’s fifth-largest coal reserves and is the second-largest consumer of coal. Despite this, the country is steadily balancing coal with renewable energy as the transition gathers pace.

Highlighting major new initiatives for Odisha, the Minister announced the approval of a consumer-owned Utility-Led Aggregation  (ULA)  model under PM Surya Ghar for installing 1.5 lakh rooftop solar systems of 1 kW each in the State. This will benefit nearly 7-8 lakhs of people, especially from economically weaker households in Odisha.

The Minister noted that Odisha is already demonstrating strong clean energy adoption. With over 3.1 GW of installed renewable capacity, clean energy now accounts for more than 34% of the state’s total installed power capacity.

Under PM Surya Ghar Yojana, 1.6 lakh households have applied for rooftop solar, over 23,000 installations have been completed, and more than 19,200 families have received subsidies exceeding INR 147 crore directly into their bank accounts.

“Shri Joshi underscored that the overall ecosystem created by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, ease of doing business, investor confidence, infrastructure, demand-driven schemes and strong Centre–State cooperation, has driven India’s renewable energy expansion,” the ministry said.