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.