In February 2025, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced that India has achieved a historic milestone of surpassing 100 Giga Watt (GW) installed solar energy capacity. With this, India consolidates its position as a global leader in Renewable Energy (RE).
- This achievement reflects India’s commitment to a cleaner, greener future and marks a major step toward realizing its ambitious target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030 set by the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi.
Key Progress made in Solar Sector:
i.As per MNRE, India’s solar power sector has witnessed an exponential increase of 3450% in capacity over the last 10 years, increasing from 2.82 GW (in 2014) to 100 GW (in 2025).
ii.As of January 31, 2025, total installed solar energy capacity of India stands at 100.33 GW, with 84.10 GW under implementation and an additional 47.49 GW under tendering.
- Also, India’s hybrid and Round-the-Clock (RTC) RE projects are making significant progress, with 64.67 GW under implementation and tendered. Thus, combined total of solar and hybrid projects in India stands at 296.59 GW.
iii.Solar energy emerged as the key contributor to India’s RE growth, representing 47% of the total installed RE capacity.
- As per MNRE, 24.5 GW of solar capacity was added in 2024, which is more than two-fold increase in solar installations compared to 2023.
- The year 2024 also witnessed the installation of 18.5 GW of utility-scale solar capacity, nearly 2.8 times increase compared to 2023.
- Top 5 performing Indian states, contributing significantly to India’s total utility-scale solar installations are: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu (TN), Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh (MP).
iv.India’s rooftop solar sector saw remarkable growth in 2024, with 4.59 GW of new installed capacity, registering an increase of 53% compared to 2023.
- This growth is mainly driven by Prime Minister-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY), launched in 2024, which is nearing 9 lakh rooftop installations, which enables households across India to adopt clean energy solutions.
About Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE):
Union Minister- Pralhad Joshi (Constituency- Dharward, Karnataka)
Minister of State (MoS)- Shripad Yesso Naik (Constituency- North Goa, Goa)
Recent Related News:
In January 2025, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued operational guidelines for implementation of various components such as: ‘Payment Security Mechanism’ component and ‘Central Finance Assistance’ component for Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) models/ Utility Led Aggregation (ULA) models under the ‘Prime Minister-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY)’.
- Rs 100 crore corpus fund has been allocated under this scheme component, for the Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) to reduce investment risks in RESCO-based grid-connected rooftop solar models for the residential sector.
