India is slowly and consciously adopting more non-fossil fuel-based energy sources to generate power, which reached a whopping 476 GW as of June, 2025, according to government data on energy and environment issued on June 22.
Of the country’s total installed power capacity of 476 GW, non-fossil fuel sources contributed to 235.7 GW – almost 49 per cent of the total capacity. Of this 235.7 GW, renewable energy sources comprise 226.9 GW (110.0 GW of solar and 51.3 GW of wind-powered capacity) and 8.8 GW is nuclear, the data cited.
In addition to the installed capacity, 176.70 GW worth of RE (Renewable Energy) projects are under implementation, with 72.06 GW under bidding stages, the data said.
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However, India’s continued dependence on non-renewable power remains concerning for the environment as well as its fast-approaching expiry date. A big chunk of the total power capacity – 240 GW of the total – is generated via coal. This is 50.52 per cent of the installed capacity – a little more than half of the total.
Of the non-renewable thermal sources, coal alone contributes over 91 per cent of the total thermal energy, highlighting its critical role in powering the nation.
On the bright side, power shortages dropped in India from 4.2 per cent in 2013–14 to 0.1 per cent in 2024–25, the data showed.
Per capita electricity consumption also rose by 45.8 per cent to 1,395 kWh in 2023-24, from 957 kWh in 2013-14, said the government.
India’s power sector is among the most diversified in the world, with generation from conventional sources like coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear, as well as renewable sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and small hydro, it stated.
With rising electricity demand, India continues to expand its energy capacity to support economic growth and sustainability goals.
India has set an ambitious target of having 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
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