India’s Renewable energy capacity rises nearly four-fold since 2014: Centre
New Delhi, July 21 (TNT): India’s installed renewable energy capacity has nearly quadrupled from 76.38 GW in 2014 to 288.58 GW as of June 30, 2026, while the country’s total non-fossil fuel-based power generation capacity has reached 297.36 GW, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik, in a written reply, said the total non-fossil fuel capacity comprises 288.58 GW of renewable energy and 8.78 GW of nuclear power.
He said the renewable energy sector has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth USD 45.72 billion between 2014-15 and 2025-26.
During the same period, domestic financial institutions, including 12 public sector banks, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL), National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), collectively deployed ₹12.32 lakh crore towards the renewable energy sector, he informed in the House.
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