GUWAHATI: India has surpassed 100 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity, marking a step toward the country’s target of reaching 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030.
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“India’s energy journey over the past ten years has been historic and inspiring,” Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi took to X to share the update. “Solar parks, rooftop solar projects, and large-scale solar installations have driven revolutionary changes.”
Since 2014, the country’s solar capacity has skyrocketed from 2.82 GW to over 100 GW. As of January 31, the country’s total installed solar capacity stands at 100.33 GW, with 84.10 GW under implementation and an additional 47.49 GW in the tendering phase.
India’s hybrid and round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy projects are also progressing rapidly, with 64.67 GW under implementation and tendered, bringing the total solar and hybrid capacity to 296.59 GW.
In 2024 alone, 24.5 GW of solar power was added, with contributions from states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. The rooftop solar sector has also expanded with 4.59 GW installed across the country.
In the field of solar module manufacturing, the country’s production capacity, which stood at just 2 GW in 2014, has now surged to 60 GW in 2024.
