India’s total installed power capacity reaches 552 GW

New Delhi: India’s total installed power capacity reached 552 GW in July 2026, up from 249 GW in 2014, a government factsheet said on Thursday, adding that non-fossil capacity reached 300.50 GW (as of July 31, 2026), accounting for over 54 per cent of total installed capacity.

India ranks third globally in renewable energy installed capacity. India’s installed solar capacity has reached 164.59 GW (as of July 31, 2026), rising from 2.8 GW in 2014.

“Solar is now the largest component of India’s renewable energy capacity. India became the world’s second-largest solar growth market in 2025, adding more than 37 GW of solar capacity, compared with 34 GW added by the United States,” the factsheet informed.

Launched with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for 1 crore households in February 2024, the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has seen 51.58 lakh households benefiting from rooftop solar installations across the country (As of August 12, 2026).