October 10, 2025
India Marked a Renewable Energy Milestone
A rare piece of good news — India is now adding 5x more renewable capacity than fossil fuel
What's happening?
As of September 30, 2025, India's total installed power capacity exceeded 500 GW (500.89 GW), with 256.09 GW — over 51% — from non-fossil sources (renewables, hydro, nuclear).
Solar: 127.33 GW. Wind: 53.12 GW.
On July 29, 2025, renewables met 51.5% of India's total electricity demand (203 GW) — the first time more than half of India's daily power came from green sources.
Why should you care?
During April-September 2025, India added 28 GW non-fossil and only 5.1 GW fossil-fuel capacity. The direction of travel is clear.
This demonstrates India's commitment to rapid renewable expansion and real progress on the fossil fuel transition — something that matters for the planet's third-largest emitter.