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India Adds 3.9 GW of Solar in April, Total Solar Capacity Reaches 154 GW Milestone Photograph: (Archive)
India entered FY27 with its cumulative installed solar power capacity touching 154.24 GW, signalling that the country’s renewable energy expansion continues to gather pace as a new financial year begins. The latest numbers come at a time when developers, manufacturers and policymakers are closely watching whether India can maintain the strong installation momentum seen over the past year. Data suggests that India added 3.9 GW of solar capacity in April, 2025. 
According to data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),out of the total solar capacity, large ground-mounted projects continued to dominate the sector with 117.36 GW of installed capacity. Rooftop solar installations, driven increasingly by residential demand and the PM Surya Ghar scheme, reached 26.75 GW, while hybrid projects contributed 3.96 GW and off-grid solar installations stood at 6.17 GW.
The beginning of FY27 is particularly significant because the renewable energy sector had started the previous financial year on a strong note as well. In April FY26 alone, India added 2.29 GW of solar capacity and nearly 1 GW of wind energy capacity, setting the tone for a year of record renewable energy additions. Industry stakeholders are now watching closely to see whether this year can sustain — or even exceed — that pace amid rising project pipelines, manufacturing expansion and growing demand for round-the-clock renewable power and storage-linked projects.
For the sector, the opening months of a financial year often provide an early indication of project execution momentum and developer confidence. Many companies aim to commission projects early in the fiscal year to align with power purchase agreements, renewable purchase obligations and procurement timelines linked to ALMM and financing milestones.
The latest data also reflects how India’s solar story is gradually becoming more diversified. While utility-scale solar remains the backbone of capacity additions, rooftop solar has seen faster growth in recent quarters as households and commercial consumers increasingly adopt solar systems. At the same time, hybrid and storage-linked renewable projects are emerging as the next major growth area as grid operators look for more stable and dispatchable clean energy solutions.
The data further noted that India’s large hydro capacity includes 7,425.6 MW of pumped storage projects. Separately, 100 MW of nuclear capacity has been temporarily excluded from the installed capacity count since May 31, 2025 due to a prolonged outage.
With India targeting 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, the first few months of FY27 are expected to serve as an important indicator of how quickly the country can continue scaling renewable energy deployment across solar, wind, storage and hybrid technologies.
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