New Delhi: India has recorded its highest-ever addition of non-fossil capacity in the current financial year at 31.25 GW, including 24.28 GW of solar, Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, said on Saturday, highlighting India’s historic clean energy expansion.

Speaking at the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Puri, the Minister also announced a 1.5 lakh rooftop solar ULA model for Odisha, designed to benefit and empower 7-8 lakh people across the State.

After taking nearly 70 years to reach 1 TW of renewable energy capacity in 2022, the world achieved 2 TW by 2024, adding the second terawatt in just two years, the Minister said.

India is a key driver of this explosive global surge in renewable energy.

In the last 11 years, the country’s solar capacity has grow

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