Underlining India’s efforts in clean energy expansion, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the country 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.

Speaking at the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Puri, Joshi said India is also a key driver in the global renewable energy surge as it has become the third-largest contributor to global solar additions.

“In the last 11 years, the country’s solar capacity has grown from 2.8 GW to around 130 GW, a rise of more than 4,500%. Between 2022 and 2024 alone, India contributed 46 GW to global solar additions, becoming the third-largest contributor,” he said on the occasion.

Despite having the world’s fifth-largest coal r

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