India has achieved and surpassed the cumulative solar PV capacity milestone of 100 GW
As of January 31, 2025, its PV capacity stood at 100.33 GW, led by utility-scale PV
India’s Solar PV module manufacturing capacity also expanded to 60 GW, which it aims to scale up to 100 GW by 2030
India has strengthened its position as a strong solar market globally with the country surpassing the 100 GW cumulative PV capacity milestone, according to the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
According to the MNRE, this represents a 3,450% growth in capacity over the past decade, from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 100 GW in 2025. With this achievement, India is now at par with Germany, which also achieved 100 GW cumulative PV capacity even after being miles ahead of the Asian nation in this space (see Germany Exceeds 100 GW Solar PV Capacity Milestone, Says BSW-Solar).
As of January 31, 2025, the country’s total installed solar PV capacity stood at 100.33 GW, with 84.10 GW under implementation and 47.49 GW under tendering. The ministry counts 64.67 GW capacity as representing hybrid and round-the-clock (RTC) capacity under implementation and tendered, taking the grand total of solar and hybrid projects to 296.59 GW.
This comes just days after the ministry said the country installed a record 24.5 GW AC solar capacity in calendar year (CY) 2024 taking the aggregate to 97.86 GW (see Utility-Scale Solar Powers India’s Record 24.5 GW PV Installations In 2024).
With this, solar energy accounts for 47% of the country’s total installed renewable energy capacity. While utility-scale remains the driver of solar PV installations in India, last year saw the hitherto laggard rooftop solar segment generating a lot of interest with the government’s signature PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
“Initiatives like solar panels, solar parks and rooftop solar projects have brought about revolutionary changes. As a result, today India has successfully achieved the target of 100 GW of solar energy production. In the field of green energy, India is not only becoming self-reliant but is also showing the world a new path,” said MNRE head Pralhad Joshi.
He also added that India has been able to expand its solar module production capacity from 2 GW in 2014 to 60 GW in 2024. The overarching aim is to further scale up the country’s solar module production capacity to 100 GW by 2030. India’s solar PV capacity addition target is 280 GW by 2030.
Crisil analysts believe the country’s total solar cell production capacity stood at 10 GW at the end of FY 2024, and will scale up to between 50 GW and 55 GW by FY 2027 (see Indian Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity To Exceed 50 GW By FY2027).
In comparison to solar PV, India’s wind power capacity stood at a combined 48.36 GW at the end of January 2025.