New Delhi: India saw highest-ever renewable energy capacity addition in 2025 at 44.51 GW (till November) which is nearly double as compared to the 24.72 GW during the same period last year, the government said on Monday.
The total renewable energy installed capacity reached 253.96 GW in November 2025, which is an increase of over 23 per cent as compared to the 205.52 GW in November 2024.
Solar capacity addition is 34.98 GW, compared to the 20.85 GW during the same period last year. Solar energy installed capacity crossed 100 GW mark in January, 2025. The solar energy installed capacity has reached 132.85 GW in November, 2025 which is an increase of over 41 per cent as compared to the 94.17 GW in November 2024, according to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Wind capacity also registered a substantial growth with capacity addition of 5.82 GW compared to 3.2 GW during the same period last year.
Wind energy’s installed capacity crossed 50 GW mark in March 2025. The wind energy installed capacity has reached 53.99 GW in November, 2025 which is an increase of over 12.5 per cent as compared to the 47.96 GW in November 2024.
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision outlined at COP-26, the government is working to reach 500 GW Non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
India achieved the milestone of 50 per cent of its cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources in June 2025, five years ahead of the 2030 target set under its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement.
The country crossed 250 GW milestone of non-fossil power installed capacity in August 2025. The total non-fossil power installed capacity has reached 262.74 GW in November 2025, which is 51.5 per cent of the total installed electricity capacity in the country (509.64 GW), said the ministry.
On July 29, 2025, India reached its highest-ever renewable energy share in electricity generation – that day, renewables met 51.5 per cent of the country’s total electricity demand of 203 GW.
IANS
OpenAI integrates ‘Images 2.0’ into ChatGPT with thinking, realism outputs
New Delhi: ChatGPT parent OpenAI has rolled out 'Images 2.0', its next-generation image generation model, aimed at delivering more precise, realistic and usable visuals with advanced reasoning capabilities. The new...
After Tim Cook, Apple’s India story likely to accelerate under John Ternus
New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is set to step down in September, leaves behind not just a $4 trillion company, but a fundamentally repositioned India story that his...
Adani Power’s arm sets up new atomic energy subsidiary
Ahmedabad: Adani Power Limited on Tuesday announced the incorporation of a new step-down, wholly-owned subsidiary as it strengthens its presence in the atomic/nuclear energy space. In a regulatory filing, the...
Google’s Gemini adds ‘NEET’ practice tests for students
New Delhi: Tech giant Google has expanded its AI-powered learning tools by introducing full-length practice tests for NEET UG on its Gemini platform, aiming to support medical aspirants with exam-like...
Make in India boost: GE Aerospace, IAF to set up engine repair facility in India for Tejas fleet
New Delhi: In a boost to Make in India, US-based aircraft engine maker GE Aerospace on Monday announced a new agreement with the Indian Air Force to set up an...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hints ‘AI anxiety’ behind attack on his home
New Delhi: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Saturday that a suspect hurled a Molotov cocktail at his San Francisco residence in the US, supposedly due to anger against tech...
NASA’s Artemis II nears earth return after historic record-breaking lunar mission
Washington: NASA has announced a major milestone in human spaceflight, on Friday, confirming that its Artemis II mission successfully launched on April 1 and is now nearing the end of...
NASA’s Artemis II crew sets new distance record
Washington: Astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission have set a new record for the farthest distance travelled by humans from Earth, marking a major milestone in the first crewed lunar...
China’s AI growth raises security, economic concerns: Report
New Delhi Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models are rapidly gaining global traction, raising concerns among US policymakers over potential risks to national security, supply chains, and economic competitiveness, according to...
NASA launches historic Artemis II crewed Moon mission
Florida: NASA's Artemis II Moon mission lifted off from the US state of Florida, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years....
NASA Artemis mission set for mankind’s return to moon
New York: More than half-a-century after mankind’s sojourn to the moon, four astronauts are planned to take off Wednesday on a voyage that will take them around the celestial body...
PM Modi inaugurates semiconductor OSAT facility in Gujarat’s Sanand
Sanand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility of Kaynes Semicon at Sanand in Gujarat, marking the start of commercial operations at...
