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India Needs To Grow Its Solar Capacity By 24% Every Year To Meet 2030 Target

India's record solar capacity addition in a year is lower than the annual addition needed; FY25 saw additions of 23.8 GW.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>The current gap between India's installed solar capacity and target capacity stands at 194.36 GW.(Photo: Pexels)</p></div>
The current gap between India's installed solar capacity and target capacity stands at 194.36 GW.(Photo: Pexels)
India will need to ramp up efforts if the 2030 target for installed solar capacity is to be achieved. As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India's installed solar capacity stood at 105.6 GW at the end of fiscal 2025. This means we have achieved only 35% of our 2030 target of 300 GW.
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