New Delhi:
India has made considerable progress in the field of renewable energy. According to the information provided by the government, India’s total non-fossil fuel installed capacity reached 213.70 GW in November, showing an impressive growth of 14.2 percent from 187.05 GW in the same month last year. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) reported impressive progress in India’s renewable energy (Akshay Urja) sector from November 2023 to November 2024, which is in line with the goals set by PM Narendra Modi for the country to achieve its clean energy targets. Underlines the commitment of
Meanwhile, total non-fossil fuel capacity, including both installed and pipeline projects, increased to 472.90 GW, marking an increase of 28.5 percent from 368.15 GW last year.
According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, during the financial year 2024-25, a total of 14.94 GW of new renewable energy capacity was added till November 2024, which is almost double the 7.54 GW capacity added during the same period in the financial year 2023-24.
In November 2024 alone, 2.3 GW of new capacity was added, which is four times more than the 566.06 MW capacity added in November 2023. India’s renewable energy sector has seen tremendous growth across all major categories.
Solar power has won. Whose installed capacity has increased from 72.31 GW in 2023 to 94.17 GW in 2024, which is a strong growth of 30.2 percent.
Including pipeline projects, total solar capacity increased by 52.7 percent to reach 261.15 GW in 2024, compared to 171.10 GW in 2023.
The installed capacity of wind power increased from 44.56 GW in 2023 to 47.96 GW in 2024, showing an increase of 7.6 percent.
According to the ministry, total wind capacity including pipeline projects increased by 17.4 percent from 63.41 GW in 2023 to 74.44 GW in 2024.
Bioenergy and hydroelectric projects also contributed steadily to the renewable energy mix.
Bioenergy capacity to increase from 10.84 GW in 2023 to 11.34 GW in 2024, representing an increase of 4.6 percent.
Small hydro projects saw a modest increase, from 4.99 GW in 2023 to 5.08 GW in 2024, while total capacity, including pipeline projects, reached 5.54 GW.
Installed capacity in large hydro projects increased from 46.88 GW in 2023 to 46.97 GW in 2024, and total capacity including pipeline projects increased to 67.02 GW from 64.85 GW last year.
In nuclear energy, installed nuclear capacity increased from 7.48 GW in 2023 to 8.18 GW in 2024, while total capacity including pipeline projects remained stable at 22.48 GW.
