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India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil fuel based installed electricity generation capacity as on 31 July 2026 — over 60% of the 500 GW targeted by 2030.
The breakdown is solar 164.59 GW, wind 58.14 GW, hydro 57.24 GW, bio-power 11.75 GW and nuclear 8.78 GW, totalling 300.50 GW.
Non-fossil sources now account for over 54% of India's total electricity generation capacity of around 552 GW.
A record 55.29 GW of non-fossil capacity was installed during 2025-26, including 44.6 GW of solar and 6 GW of wind.
Enlisted capacity under the ALMM for solar PV modules has crossed 200 GW, up from just 2.3 GW in 2014.
The two terms are routinely confused and examiners exploit the difference. Non-fossil capacity covers every source that does not burn fossil fuel — which includes nuclear power. Renewable capacity excludes nuclear, since uranium is a finite mined resource. In this release the distinction is visible in the arithmetic: of the 300.50 GW of non-fossil capacity, 8.78 GW is nuclear, so renewable capacity is the remainder. India's Panchamrit pledge of 500 GW by 2030 is expressed in non-fossil terms, which is why nuclear counts towards it. A second distinction matters as much: capacity is what is installed, generation is what is actually produced. Solar and wind have low capacity utilisation compared with thermal plants, which is why a 54% share of installed capacity does not translate into a 54% share of electricity generated.
Simple Analogy: Capacity is the size of the tap; generation is how much water actually comes out. A wide tap that runs only when the sun shines delivers less than its width suggests.
To install rooftop solar in one crore households and provide free electricity up to 300 units a month
Key: Launched on 13 February 2024 with a total outlay of ₹75,021 crore
To make India a global hub for the production, use and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives
Key: Approved by the Union Cabinet on 4 January 2023 with an outlay of ₹19,744 crore, targeting 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030
To build domestic manufacturing of high-efficiency solar modules and reduce import dependence
Key: Enlisted capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers has crossed 200 GW, from 2.3 GW in 2014
To mobilise solar deployment among member countries, particularly those between the tropics
Key: Headquartered at the National Institute of Solar Energy campus, Gurugram, Haryana
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Installed electricity generation capacity from sources that do not burn fossil fuel, including nuclear as well as renewables.
The five climate commitments announced by India at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, from 'five nectars' in Sanskrit.
Approved List of Models and Manufacturers, the list of solar PV modules eligible for use in government-supported projects, used to promote domestic manufacturing.
A unit of electricity generation equal to one billion kilowatt-hours.