India’s installed renewables capacity reaches 220.10 GW as of end-March

Thanks to solar additions.

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said the country’s installed renewable energy capacity has reached 220.10 gigawatts (GW) as of 31 March, up from 198.75 GW last year.

In a statement, the ministry said solar energy contributed the most to the expansion, with 23.83 GW. The total installed solar capacity now stands at 105.65 GW,  which includes ground-mounted installations, rooftop solar, solar components of hybrid projects, and off-grid systems.

For wind, India added 4.15 GW of new capacity, leading to a total capacity of 50.04 GW.

Bioenergy installations reached a total capacity of 11.58 GW, whilst small hydro power projects have reached 5.10 GW. These sectors continue to complement the solar and wind segments by contributing to the decentralised and diversified nature of India’s energy landscape.

India has 169.40 GW of renewable energy projects under implementation and 65.06 GW already tendered. This includes 65.29 GW from emerging solutions such as hybrid systems, round-the-clock (RTC) power, peaking power, and thermal + RE bundling projects.