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India Adds 38 GW Of Solar Capacity In First 11 Months Of FY26 Photograph: (Schletter)
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said India added about 38 GW of solar power capacity in the first 11 months of FY2025-26, highlighting the rapid pace of solar deployment in the current financial year. The development comes after India installed around 24 GW of solar capacity during the entire FY2024-25.
According to the latest data released by MNRE, the country added 37.9 GW of solar capacity between April 2025 and February 2026. In February alone, India installed about 3 GW of solar power, taking cumulative solar additions during the period to 37.9 GW. Solar continues to dominate India’s renewable energy expansion, with the country’s total installed solar capacity reaching 143.60 GW as of February 28, 2026.
During the same period, India added about 5 GW of wind power capacity, taking the country’s cumulative wind power capacity to 55.13 GW, as per MNRE data. On the other hand, India had added only 4.15 GW of wind power during the whole years of FY25, hinted at an increased installations of wind projects too. 
Other renewable segments recorded relatively smaller additions. Small hydro projects contributed 70.81 MW, while biomass (non-bagasse) cogeneration added 14.20 MW. Waste-to-energy (off-grid) installations added 17.45 MW during the period.
Overall renewable energy installations excluding large hydro stood at 43,155.04 MW between April and February of FY26. When large hydro projects are included, total renewable capacity additions during the period reached 49,591.54 MW.
Cumulatively, India’s installed renewable energy capacity excluding large hydro stood at 215.52 GW as of February 28, 2026. Including large hydro capacity of 51.16 GW, the country’s total renewable energy capacity reached 266.69 GW.
Meanwhile, nuclear power capacity remained unchanged during February at 8.78 GW. As a result, India’s total non-fossil fuel power capacity—including renewable energy, large hydro and nuclear—stood at 275.47 GW as of the end of February.
The latest data underscores solar power’s central role in India’s clean-energy expansion, accounting for the largest share of new capacity additions as the country accelerates deployment to meet its long-term climate and energy transition targets.
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