{
  "id": "env-renew-066",
  "question": "How much renewable power capacity has India installed?",
  "topic": "Environment",
  "unit": "GW",
  "decimals": 1,
  "measures": "Installed renewable power capacity at the end of each month, in gigawatts, as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) reports it: solar, wind, small hydro, bio-power and large hydro (including pumped storage). MNRE added large hydro to its renewable total from its January 2024 report; the series starts in February 2024, the first month the MoSPI copy matches MNRE's published total. It measures capacity, not the electricity generated.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Physical Progress (installed RE capacity), served by MoSPI's data server",
    "url": "https://mnre.gov.in/en/physical-progress/",
    "table": "Total RE (Sub Total excl. large hydro + Large Hydro): MNRE Physical Progress and 'State wise RE Installed Capacity' PDF, Total row; MoSPI MNRE dataset, indicator 5 (Total Power), All India",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-08-11",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-18",
  "nextDueBy": "2026-09-15",
  "processing": "MW divided by 1,000 to give GW.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)",
    "survey": "Physical Progress: installed renewable energy capacity (state-wise RE installed capacity)",
    "frequency": "Monthly, around the 10th of the following month; MoSPI's data server copies it later",
    "measures": "Installed renewable power capacity at month-end: solar, wind, small hydro, bio-power and large hydro (including pumped storage)",
    "notes": [
      "It measures installed capacity (GW), not electricity generated (GWh).",
      "MNRE added large hydro to its renewable total from its January 2024 report; small hydro covers projects up to 25 MW.",
      "Non-fossil capacity also counts nuclear power (8.8 GW in July 2026), which is not in this series."
    ]
  },
  "targets": [
    {
      "label": "COP26 pledge: 500 GW non-fossil capacity (includes nuclear)",
      "value": 500,
      "by": "2030",
      "source": {
        "name": "PIB, National Statement by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at COP26 Summit in Glasgow (1 November 2021)",
        "url": "https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1768712"
      }
    }
  ],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "Feb 2024",
      "start": "2024-02",
      "end": "2024-02",
      "value": 183.49825
    },
    {
      "period": "Mar 2024",
      "start": "2024-03",
      "end": "2024-03",
      "value": 190.57266
    },
    {
      "period": "Apr 2024",
      "start": "2024-04",
      "end": "2024-04",
      "value": 191.67971
    },
    {
      "period": "May 2024",
      "start": "2024-05",
      "end": "2024-05",
      "value": 193.57995
    },
    {
      "period": "Jun 2024",
      "start": "2024-06",
      "end": "2024-06",
      "value": 195.0128
    },
    {
      "period": "Jul 2024",
      "start": "2024-07",
      "end": "2024-07",
      "value": 197.20452
    },
    {
      "period": "Aug 2024",
      "start": "2024-08",
      "end": "2024-08",
      "value": 199.58264
    },
    {
      "period": "Sep 2024",
      "start": "2024-09",
      "end": "2024-09",
      "value": 201.45791
    },
    {
      "period": "Oct 2024",
      "start": "2024-10",
      "end": "2024-10",
      "value": 203.21527
    },
    {
      "period": "Nov 2024",
      "start": "2024-11",
      "end": "2024-11",
      "value": 205.52058
    },
    {
      "period": "Dec 2024",
      "start": "2024-12",
      "end": "2024-12",
      "value": 209.44475
    },
    {
      "period": "Jan 2025",
      "start": "2025-01",
      "end": "2025-01",
      "value": 212.17038
    },
    {
      "period": "Feb 2025",
      "start": "2025-02",
      "end": "2025-02",
      "value": 214.6777
    },
    {
      "period": "Mar 2025",
      "start": "2025-03",
      "end": "2025-03",
      "value": 220.09635
    },
    {
      "period": "Apr 2025",
      "start": "2025-04",
      "end": "2025-04",
      "value": 223.62839
    },
    {
      "period": "May 2025",
      "start": "2025-05",
      "end": "2025-05",
      "value": 226.75076
    },
    {
      "period": "Jun 2025",
      "start": "2025-06",
      "end": "2025-06",
      "value": 233.9992
    },
    {
      "period": "Jul 2025",
      "start": "2025-07",
      "end": "2025-07",
      "value": 237.49108
    },
    {
      "period": "Aug 2025",
      "start": "2025-08",
      "end": "2025-08",
      "value": 242.62576
    },
    {
      "period": "Sep 2025",
      "start": "2025-09",
      "end": "2025-09",
      "value": 247.30962
    },
    {
      "period": "Oct 2025",
      "start": "2025-10",
      "end": "2025-10",
      "value": 250.64345
    },
    {
      "period": "Nov 2025",
      "start": "2025-11",
      "end": "2025-11",
      "value": 253.95498
    },
    {
      "period": "Dec 2025",
      "start": "2025-12",
      "end": "2025-12",
      "value": 258.00808
    },
    {
      "period": "Jan 2026",
      "start": "2026-01",
      "end": "2026-01",
      "value": 263.18934
    },
    {
      "period": "Feb 2026",
      "start": "2026-02",
      "end": "2026-02",
      "value": 266.68785
    },
    {
      "period": "Mar 2026",
      "start": "2026-03",
      "end": "2026-03",
      "value": 274.6881
    },
    {
      "period": "Apr 2026",
      "start": "2026-04",
      "end": "2026-04",
      "value": 279.25525
    },
    {
      "period": "May 2026",
      "start": "2026-05",
      "end": "2026-05",
      "value": 282.74507
    },
    {
      "period": "Jun 2026",
      "start": "2026-06",
      "end": "2026-06",
      "value": 288.58938
    },
    {
      "period": "Jul 2026",
      "start": "2026-07",
      "end": "2026-07",
      "value": 291.72564
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/env-renew-066/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/env-renew-066/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/env-renew-066/versions.csv"
}