India announced on Monday that it has achieved 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, surpassing a key milestone under the Paris Agreement five years ahead of the 2030 target. The development highlights growing momentum in the country’s push toward a cleaner energy mix.
The announcement coincides with a notable rise in India’s renewable energy output in the first half of 2025, marking the fastest pace of growth since 2022.
During the same period, coal-fired electricity generation declined by nearly 3%, even as fossil fuels continued to account for more than two-thirds of the increase in overall power generation last year.
India has committed to reaching 500 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, which includes renewable energy, large hydropower, and nuclear. Despite missing its earlier target of 175 GW of renewable capacity by 2022, the country has accelerated additions in recent years.
In 2024 alone, India added nearly 28 GW of solar and wind capacity, followed by another 16.3 GW in the first five months of 2025, according to government data.
As of the end of June, renewable energy capacity—excluding large hydro—stood at approximately 184.6 GW.
While clean energy adoption is gaining ground, India also plans to expand its coal-fired power capacity by 80 GW through 2032 to meet growing electricity demand.
The government is pursuing complementary efforts such as scaling up battery storage, promoting circularity in solar and wind components, and developing green hydrogen to support deeper decarbonization in the long term.
