In FY2025 (April 2024- March 2025), approximately 23,8323 MW of solar capacity and 4,151 MW of wind capacity were added in India. Solar and wind installations increased by 58.5% and 27.9% respectively compared to FY2024.
According to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) data, India's total installed renewable energy (RE) capacity has reached 220 GW as of FY2025. Solar energy leads the sector, accounting for approximately 48% of the total RE capacity followed by wind energy (23%), Large Hydro (22%), Bio Power (5%) and Small Hydro (2%).
Figure 1. RE installation trends in India
Source: CEA, MNRE, JMK Research
From April 2024 to March 2025, India added approximately 16.9 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity, which represents a 47% increase compared to the previous year's installations due to accelerated deployment of utility-scale projects following MNRE's 2023 mandate for 50 GW of tender issuance.
Additionally, this significant rise can be due to strong momentum of the green open access market driven by corporate decarbonization initiatives and decline in module prices in the second half of FY2024.
In the rooftop solar segment, about 5,148 MW was installed during the year, marking a 72% increase from the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, which facilitated significant capacity additions in the residential sector.
In the off-grid/distributed solar segment, around 1,785 MW was added, nearly three times the capacity added in the previous year.
Figure 1. Annual Solar capacity addition trends in India
Source: MNRE, JMK Research
In the wind sector, approximately 4.15 GW of new capacity was added in FY2025, representing a 28% increase compared to the 3.25 GW capacity added during FY2024. In FY2025, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat together accounted for 82% of India's wind installations.
In terms of state wise solar installations, Rajasthan (6,431 MW), Gujarat (3,268 MW), and Maharashtra (2,146 MW) were the leading states with significant large-scale solar installations in FY2025.
Gujarat achieved the highest rooftop solar capacity installation during FY2025 with 1,649 MW, followed by Maharashtra (1,227 MW) and Kerala (515 MW).
Additionally, the off-grid sector has emerged as a promising segment for installations, with Maharashtra achieving 1,065 MW of off-grid solar capacity.
Figure 3. State-wise utility scale solar and wind capacity addition in India in FY2025
