A record-breaking 52,537 MW of electricity generation capacity has been added in India up to January 31 this financial year, marking an 11% increase from the previous year. Of this total, renewable energy contributes 39,657 MW, including 34,955 MW from solar power and 4,613 MW from wind power.
This surge in capacity addition surpasses the previous record of 34,054 MW achieved in the last financial year. As of January 31, 2026, India’s total installed power generation capacity stands at 520,510.95 MW, with fossil fuel-based capacity at 248,541.62 MW and non-fossil fuel capacity at 271,969.33 MW.
Renewable energy accounts for 263,189.33 MW of the non-fossil fuel capacity, while nuclear energy contributes 8,780 MW. Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, reaffirmed India’s commitment to achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel installed power capacity by 2030 and Net Zero emissions by 2070 at the 16th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi.
