India has achieved a historic milestone by surpassing 100 GW of installed solar power capacity (100.33 GW).
India’s solar power sector has witnessed an extraordinary 3450 % increase in capacity over the past decade.
It was rising from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 100 GW in 2025.
The Solar energy remains the dominant contributor to India’s renewable energy growth, accounting for 47% of the total installed renewable energy capacity.
In 2024, record-breaking 24.5 GW of solar capacity was added reflecting a more than two-fold increase in solar installations compared to 2023.
Last year also saw the installation of 18.5 GW of utility-scale solar capacity, a nearly 2.8 times increase compared to 2023.
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are among the top-performing states.
The rooftop solar sector in India witnessed remarkable growth in 2024, with 4.59 GW of new capacity installed, reflecting a 53% increase compared to 2023.