India hits 50% non-fossil power milestone ahead of 2030 clean energy target

Reuters

Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 11:54 PM 1 min read

(Reuters) -India said connected Monday it has achieved 50% of its installed energy capableness from non-fossil substance sources — 5 years up of its 2030 people nether the Paris Agreement, signalling accelerating momentum successful the country's cleanable vigor transition.

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

The announcement comes arsenic India's renewable powerfulness output roseate astatine its fastest gait since 2022 successful the archetypal fractional of 2025, portion coal-fired procreation declined astir 3%.

Fossil fuels inactive accounted for implicit two-thirds of the summation successful powerfulness procreation past year.

India plans to grow coal-fired capableness by 80 GW by 2032 to conscionable rising demand.

CONTEXT

The state had missed its 2022 renewable people of 175 GW, but ramped up star and upwind additions since then. India present targets 500 GW of non-fossil capableness by 2030 - including hydro and nuclear.

The authorities is besides pushing for artillery storage, circularity successful star and upwind components, and greenish hydrogen to deepen decarbonization.

BY THE NUMBERS

The state added astir 28 GW of star and upwind successful 2024 and has already added 16.3 GW of upwind and star capableness successful the 5 months done May, authorities information showed.

Excluding ample hydro, renewable vigor accounted for astir 184.6 GW arsenic of June end.

(Reporting by Sethuraman NR; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)