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How much wind power capacity has India installed?

58.1 GW
Jul 2026▲ 0.7 vs Jun 2026

MNRE · released 11 Aug 2026 · next due by 15 Sep 2026

How much wind power capacity has India installed?
PeriodValue (GW)
Jul 202658.1
Jun 202657.4
May 202656.8
Apr 202656.4
Mar 202656.1
Feb 202655.1
Jan 202654.7
Dec 202554.5
Nov 202554.0
Oct 202553.6
Sep 202553.1
Aug 202552.7
Jul 202552.1
Jun 202551.7
May 202551.3
Apr 202551.1
Mar 202550.0
Feb 202548.6
Jan 202548.4
Dec 202448.2
Nov 202448.0
Oct 202447.7
Sep 202447.4
Aug 202447.2
Jul 202447.1
Jun 202446.7
May 202446.4
Apr 202446.2
Mar 202445.9
Feb 202445.2
Jan 202445.0

Use in your answer

India's installed wind power capacity was 58.1 GW at the end of Jul 2026 (MNRE), up from 57.4 GW in Jun 2026. Source: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Physical Progress (installed RE capacity), served by MoSPI's data server.

Cite as: Physical Progress: installed renewable energy capacity (state-wise RE installed capacity) (MNRE), Jul 2026

What this shows

  • India had 58.1 GW of wind capacity at the end of July 2026, up from 45.0 GW in January 2024.
  • 6.1 GW of wind was added in 2025-26, against 44.6 GW of solar.
  • Gujarat (16.6 GW), Tamil Nadu (12.3 GW) and Karnataka (8.9 GW) had the most wind capacity at the end of July 2026.

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Physical Progress: installed renewable energy capacity (state-wise RE installed capacity) (MNRE), Jul 2026

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Source and method

Source
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Physical Progress (installed RE capacity), served by MoSPI's data server
Table
Wind Power: MNRE 'State wise RE Installed Capacity' PDF, Total row; MoSPI MNRE dataset, indicator 2 (Wind Power), All India
Released
11 Aug 2026
Retrieved
18 Oct 2026
Next due
by 15 Sep 2026
Processing
MW divided by 1,000 to give GW.
Licence
GODL-India
What exactly is measured

Installed wind power capacity at the end of each month, in gigawatts, as MNRE reports it. It measures capacity, not the electricity generated.

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History: every published version

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No figure in this series has been revised since we began recording on 18 Oct 2026.

  1. 31 periods, latest Jul 2026: 58.1 GW · first snapshotArchived sourcef84a47543588
Release notes (1)
  • 58.1 GWJul 2026

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