New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s total installed power capacity reached 552 GW in July 2026, up from 249 GW in 2014, a government factsheet said on Thursday, adding that non-fossil capacity reached 300.50 GW (as of July 31, 2026), accounting for over 54 per cent of total installed capacity.
India ranks third globally in renewable energy installed capacity. India’s installed solar capacity has reached 164.59 GW (as of July 31, 2026), rising from 2.8 GW in 2014.
“Solar is now the largest component of India’s renewable energy capacity. India became the world’s second-largest solar growth market in 2025, adding more than 37 GW of solar capacity, compared with 34 GW added by the United States,” the factsheet informed.
Launched with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for 1 crore households in February 2024, the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has seen 51.58 lakh households benefiting from rooftop solar installations across the country (As of August 12, 2026).
Approximately Rs 28,024 crore in subsidy has been transferred to the beneficiaries. Nearly 19 lakh households are now receiving zero electricity bills. Cumulatively, 14.8 GW of rooftop solar capacity has been commissioned under the scheme so far, according to the factsheet.
With installed capacity at 58.14 GW (as of July 31), wind energy continues to be an important pillar of India’s renewable energy expansion.
India ranks fourth globally in installed wind power capacity. The sector is also seeing stronger annual additions and growing domestic manufacturing
India added 6.05 GW in FY 2025–26, its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition and 46 per cent higher than FY 2024–25. Around 28 GW of additional wind capacity is under implementation.
Notably, wind turbine manufacturing capacity reached about 24 GW (March 2026), up from 10 GW in 2014. The sector has achieved 70–80 per cent indigenisation across key components.
Meanwhile, coal continues to play a major role in India’s energy security and electricity supply. It meets nearly 55 per cent of the country’s primary energy needs and supports over 70 per cent of its electricity generation.
India has about 4,00,715 million tonnes (MT) of coal reserves and is the world’s second-largest coal producer and consumer. The country produced 1,047.52 MT of coal in FY2024-25 and 1,040.08 MT in FY2025-26, compared with 609.18 MT in FY2014-15.
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