176 GW Of Renewable Projects Under Implementation: Govt

176 GW Of Renewable Projects Under Implementation: Govt

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) claimed that 175.89 MW of renewable energy projects in the country are under implementation. The information was shared by the Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, on the floor of Parliament.

In response to an unstarred question on the milestones of the government on the green energy sector, the minister talked about the continuous rise of the addition of new capacities of renewable energy in the country.

70 GW of RE Projects Tendered 

“As on 28.02.2025, a total of 214.68 GW renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country. Further, about 175.89 GW of renewable energy projects are under implementation, and 70.21 GW of projects have been tendered. The share of total non-fossil power capacity in the total power generation capacity in the country as on 28.02.2025 has increased to 47.37% from 32.5% as on 31.03.2014,” he said.

The minister also said that with the expansion of the PM Surya Ghar scheme, the country is likely to add 30 GW of solar capacity from the residential rooftop solar sector alone.

“PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has been approved by the Cabinet on 29.02.2024 with a total outlay of Rs.75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar for One Crore households in the country by 2026-27 to facilitate large-scale adoption of rooftop solar. It is estimated that the scheme will result in the addition of 30 GW of solar capacity through installations of rooftop solar in the residential sector.,” he added.

Annual Tendering Trajectory 

Naik also said that the announcement of the annual tendering trajectory for the government entities is likely to keep the pace of new clean energy adoption faster.

“Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) [REIAs: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited] from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28,” he added.