India's solar power just exploded—here's how big the jump is
India's solar power story is wild: in just 11 years, capacity has grown nearly 46 times.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal credits government reforms and says India now ranks third in global solar production, with half of its installed energy coming from non-fossil sources.
Solar and wind are on a roll
Solar energy shot up to today's massive total, with wind energy more than doubled too, reaching 53 GW—so it's not just sunshine powering the change.
India's big renewable push (and what's next)
India's total renewable capacity (minus big hydro) reached a hefty 203.6 GW by November.
Alongside renewables, coal production rose but imports dropped by 8%.
The country is also building out natural gas pipelines and looking ahead with new nuclear plans (the SHANTI Bill) and a bold Green Hydrogen Mission aiming for five million tons a year by 2030.