India's renewable energy capacity reaches 250 GW

"India has achieved a historic milestone of 250 GW of non-fossil installed capacity, reflecting a decade of unmatched growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday in a post on X.

- ARUNIMA BHARADWAJ

INDIA'S INSTALLED RENEWABLE capacity has reached 250 gigawatt (GW), half of its targeted installed RE capacity of 500 gigawatt (GW) by 2030.

He added that the achievement across solar, wind, hydro, bio-energy, and nuclear power strengthens the country's path to 500 GW by 2030 and positions India as a global leader in clean energy.

Of the total capacity, the country has added 123.13 GW of solar capacity, 52.68 GW of wind power, 55.22 GW of hydro capacity, 11.60 GW of bio-energy, and 8.78 GW of nuclear power.

While the country has substantially increased its non-fossil capacity, experts and the industry player emphasise on the need to enhance energy storage capacity allowing seamless grid integration and tackle the intermittency challenge of green energy.