India Adds 3.69 GW RE Capacity in September 2026, Total Addition in FY27 Reaches 24.56 GW
India has added 3,692.16 MW of solar and wind capacity in September 2026, comprising 3,011.41 MW of solar and 680.75 MW of wind power, according to MNRE data. In FY27, the country added 24.56 GW, including 20.79 GW of solar and 3.11 GW of wind capacity. India’s total installed RE capacity has reached about 299.25 GW.
October 14, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
In H1 FY27, India has added 24,558.43 MW of RE capacity, including 20,790.76 MW of solar, 3,106.23 MW of wind and 650 MW of large hydro power capacity.
With these additions, India’s total installed RE capacity has reached approximately 299.25 GW. This includes about 171.05 GW of solar, 59.20 GW of wind, 52.06 GW of large hydro, and about 10.87 GW of biomass cogeneration capacity.
In the solar segment, ground-mounted solar constitutes 125.65 GW, grid-connected solar rooftop capacity of 33.41 GW, off-grid solar power capacity of 6.63 GW and 5.36 GW as the solar component of hybrid projects.
As of September 30, 2026, Gujarat leads India in total installed renewable energy capacity at 55,511.46 MW, followed by Rajasthan at 51,595.50 MW, Maharashtra at 33,315.99 MW, Tamil Nadu at 30,070.37 MW, and Karnataka at approximately 28,212.74MW.
For solar power, Rajasthan ranks first with 45,121.44 MW, followed by Gujarat at 36,234.55 MW, Maharashtra at 20,399.93 MW, Tamil Nadu at 14,353.58 MW, and Karnataka at 12,348.02 MW.
For wind power, Gujarat leads with 17,043.76 MW, followed by Tamil Nadu at 12,335.42 MW, Karnataka at 8,973.74 MW, Maharashtra at 6,484.81 MW, and Rajasthan at 5,815.29 MW.
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