How much renewable energy capacity does India have?

History

Total installed renewable energy capacity in gigawatts (GW) as MNRE counts it, including large hydro. It is a count of plant capacity, not of electricity generated.

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How we got this number

1. Take the total installed RE capacity from Energetica India's report of 14 October 2026 on MNRE's September data: about 299.25 GW.
2. Read the parts from the same report: about 171.05 GW of solar, 59.20 GW of wind, 52.06 GW of large hydro and about 10.87 GW of biomass cogeneration.
3. Compare with earlier totals: 288.58 GW on 30 June 2026 (MNRE's written reply in the Rajya Sabha) and about 295.55 GW at the end of August 2026 (Energetica India's report on MNRE data).

What this number does not tell you

• We could not read MNRE's own physical-progress page (it loads its table with scripts), so the September and August totals come from Energetica India's report of MNRE data. The June total is from MNRE's Rajya Sabha reply, as reported by Energetica India.
• The report names four parts of the total (solar, wind, large hydro, biomass cogeneration); it does not itemise the rest.
• The August report gives its monthly additions in two slightly different ways; only its headline total of about 295.55 GW is used here.

Sources

1. MNRE, capacity as of 30 September 2026, reported by Energetica India, October 14, 2026India has added 3,692.16 MW of solar and wind capacity in September 2026, comprising 3,011.41 MW of solar and 680.75 MW of wind power, according to MNRE data. In FY27, the country added 24.56 GW, including 20.79 GW of solar and 3.11 GW of wind capacity. India’s total installed RE capacity has reached about 299.25 GW.
2. MNRE, capacity split as of 30 September 2026, reported by Energetica India, October 14, 2026With these additions, India’s total installed RE capacity has reached approximately 299.25 GW. This includes about 171.05 GW of solar, 59.20 GW of wind, 52.06 GW of large hydro, and about 10.87 GW of biomass cogeneration capacity.
3. MNRE, capacity as of 31 August 2026, reported by Energetica India, September 09, 2026India has added 3,828.73 MW of solar and wind capacity in August 2026, comprising 3,445.30 MW of solar and 383.43 MW of wind power, according to MNRE data. In FY27, the country added 20,204.83 MW, including 17,779.35 MW of solar and 2,425.48 MW of wind capacity. India’s total installed RE capacity has reached about 295.55 GW.
4. MNRE, Rajya Sabha reply, capacity as of 30 June 2026, reported by Energetica India, July 22, 2026India's installed renewable energy capacity stood at 288.58 GW as on June 30, 2026, up from 76.38 GW in 2014, stated Union Minister of State for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shripad Yesso Naik, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

Questions people ask

How much renewable energy capacity did India have in September 2026?

About 299.25 GW, according to MNRE data reported by Energetica India.

How much capacity did India add in September 2026?

3,692.16 MW of solar and wind: 3,011.41 MW of solar and 680.75 MW of wind.

How much solar is in India's renewable capacity?

About 171.05 GW of the 299.25 GW total, with about 59.20 GW of wind.

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This is a best guess, not an official statistic. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.