India’s Race to 175 GW

This report by Ember analyses state-wise renewable energy (RE) capacity in India as of March 2022, evaluating progress toward the national target of 175 GW by December 2022. It highlights significant regional disparities, with a small number of states driving most of the new capacity while many others fall well behind their targets.

• As of March 2022, India's installed renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) was 110 GW, representing 63% of the 175 GW target set for December 2022. The target is composed of 100 GW of solar, 60 GW of wind, 10 GW of biopower, and 5 GW of small hydro power.
• Progress toward the 2022 targets is highly uneven across states. While Telangana (248%), Rajasthan (119%), Karnataka (107%), and the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar (129%) have surpassed their targets, 27 states and union territories have achieved less than 50% of their respective goals. High-demand states lagging behind include Haryana (28%), Uttar Pradesh (32%), Punjab (35%), Madhya Pradesh (46%), and Maharashtra (48%).
• A significant portion of the national shortfall is concentrated in five states: Maharashtra (11 GW), Uttar Pradesh (10 GW), Andhra Pradesh (9 GW), Madhya Pradesh (7 GW), and Tamil Nadu (5 GW). These five states account for approximately two-thirds of the 65 GW shortfall remaining as of March 2022.
• New RE capacity additions are heavily concentrated in Rajasthan and Gujarat, which together accounted for 73% of India's new capacity between October 2021 and March 2022. Rajasthan added approximately 4.8 GW (all solar) and Gujarat added 1.8 GW, while all other states combined added 2.5 GW.
• To reach the 2030 target of 450 GW of RE, India must add an average of 42.5 GW annually for the next eight years. This requires solar capacity to increase from 54 GW to 280 GW and wind capacity to increase from 40 GW to 140 GW. Biopower has already exceeded its 2030 target of 10 GW with 11 GW installed.

APA

Lolla, A., Zieliński, M., Ewen, M., Edianto, A. S., & Jones, D. (2022). India’s Race to 175 GW. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Indias-Race-to-175-GW.pdf

Chicago

Lolla, Aditya, Maciej Zieliński, Matt Ewen, Achmed Shahram Edianto, and Dave Jones. India’s Race to 175 GW. Ember, 2022. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Indias-Race-to-175-GW.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lolla2022indias, author = {Lolla, Aditya and Zieliński, Maciej and Ewen, Matt and Edianto, Achmed Shahram and Jones, Dave}, title = {{India’s Race to 175 GW}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Indias-Race-to-175-GW.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }