India’s Renewable Installations Reach 308 GW, 500 GW Milestone Still Ahead

India has installed roughly 308 GW of non‑fossil power, a figure that puts the country on track for a 500 GW milestone but still far short of the capacity needed to meet its 2030 renewable target. The installed amount makes India the world’s third‑largest holder of renewable capacity and reflects the push highlighted at last week’s Bharat Renewable Energy Summit, where officials celebrated near‑universal household electricity access and the ability to meet rising demand with clean power. Globally, renewable capacity hit 5,149 GW in 2025, with 692 GW added in the previous year – about 97 % of that growth came from solar and wind projects. The summit’s momentum coincides with Turkey’s hosting of COP31, where Australia holds the climate‑negotiations presidency and has proposed a “35 by 35” goal to lift electricity’s share in final energy use to 35 % worldwide by 2035. The target builds on Brazil’s COP30 roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels. Yet the tripling of renewable capacity pledged at the 2023 G20 summit in India and reaffirmed in the UAE Consensus at COP28 remains distant; achieving it would require adding more than 1,000 GW each year for the next four years. ## Context The “double transition” praised at the summit refers to simultaneously expanding electricity access and shifting the energy mix toward renewables, a balance essential for India’s economic growth and climate commitments.