New Delhi. The country has crossed the 300 gigawatt mark of non-fossil fuel-based installed power generation capacity as of July 31. This represents more than 60 percent of the target of 500 gigawatts by 2030. The share of non-fossil fuel-generated power capacity in the country’s total power generation capacity (which currently stands at approximately 552 gigawatts) has exceeded 54 percent.
According to data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the details of non-fossil fuel capacity are as follows: Solar power: 164.59 gigawatts, Wind power: 58.14 gigawatts, Hydropower (large and small): 57.24 gigawatts, Bio-energy: 11.75 gigawatts, Nuclear power: 8.78 gigawatts, totaling 300.50 gigawatts.
Listing the achievements of the present government, the ministry said that the rapid progress in renewable energy capacity is also reflected in the renewable energy generation in the country, which is expected to increase from 190.96 billion units in 2014-15 to 477.79 billion units in 2025-26.