Clean energy surge: India adds record 31.25 GW non-fossil capacity this year, says Pralhad Joshi

India has recorded its highest-ever annual addition of clean energy capacity, with 31.25 GW of non-fossil power added in the current financial year so far, Union minister for new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said on Friday, highlighting the country’s accelerating energy transition. Of the total addition, solar capacity alone accounted for 24.28 GW, underscoring the central role of solar power in India’s renewable push.

Speaking at the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Puri, Odisha, Joshi said India has emerged as a key driver of the global surge in renewable energy, noting that while it took the world nearly 70 years to reach 1 terawatt (TW) of renewable capacity by 2022, the second TW was added in just two years, by 2024, ANI reported.