The capacity of renewable energy in India achieves a record high in FY 2024–2025.

India's renewable energy sector has made great strides in the fiscal year 2024–2025, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). According to the Ministry, the country's installed renewable energy capacity reached 220.10 GW as of March 31, 2025, after adding a record 29.52 GW of renewable energy capacity throughout the year.

This represents a significant rise over the 198.75 GW recorded at the end of the previous fiscal year. As part of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's "Panchamrit" ambitions, India committed to building 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030, and this accomplishment shows that it is making steady progress in that direction.

The main source of the capacity increase in 2024–2025 was solar energy. In comparison to the 15.03 GW added in 2023–2024, a total of 23.83 GW of new solar capacity was installed during the year. The nation's installed solar energy capacity now stands at 105.65 GW with this development.

The installed capacity is split among several categories, with ground-mounted solar projects accounting for 81.01 GW, rooftop solar installations for 17.02 GW, hybrid project solar components for 2.87 GW, and off-grid solar systems for 4.74 GW. The broad use of solar technology in both large-scale utility projects and decentralized applications like rooftop and off-grid installations is demonstrated by this trend.

Additionally, wind energy made steady growth. More wind energy capacity was added during the fiscal year—4.15 GW—than the 3.25 GW that was added the year before. Currently, there are 50.04 GW of installed wind energy capacity. Wind energy is still a major component of India's renewable energy industry, helping the nation's green energy transition and enhancing the expansion of solar power.

The growth of renewable energy was further aided by the bioenergy industry. Off-grid and waste-to-energy projects account for 0.53 GW of the 11.58 GW of installed capacity from bioenergy sources. Additional contributions came from Small Hydro Power (SHP) projects, bringing the installed capacity to 5.10 GW. Furthermore, a small hydro capacity of 0.44 GW is presently being implemented.

These industries continue to be crucial in expanding India's renewable energy mix and guaranteeing a more balanced approach to clean energy growth, although being smaller than solar and wind. India's dedication to a sustainable energy future and its proactive efforts to accomplish its international climate targets are demonstrated by the country's impressive performance across a number of renewable energy segments in 2024–2025.