Backed through the key policy enablers provided by the Government for this transformation, this monumental achievement highlights India’s rapid progress towards building an Aatmanirbhar energy ecosystem and securing the target of 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030.
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India Achieves Landmark 300 GW Non-Fossil Fuel Power Capacity
In a major milestone for the nation's clean energy transition and climate action targets, India has crossed 300 GW of non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity generation capacity as on 31st July, 2026; over 60% of the 500 GW capacity targeted to be achieved by 2030.
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Solar energy remains the key growth engine with around 165 GW at present from just 2.8 GW in 2014.
Concurrently, the wind energy sector has also seen strong momentum reaching to over 58 GW from 21 GW in 2014.
During 2025-26, a record capacity of 55.29 GW non-fossil fuel based electricity capacity was installed in the country with key contributions from 44.6 GW solar power and 6 GW wind power.
The rapid progress in renewable energy capacity is also reflected in renewable energy generation in the country which has increased from 190.96 billion units in 2014-15 to 477.79 BU in 2025-26.
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