India, March 11 -- Renewable energy accounted for 22.49% of the country's total electricity generation in 2024-25 until January, the government told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Union minister of state for renewable energy Shripad Yesho Naik said the government's financial assistance for renewable energy schemes increased from Rs.2666.34 crore in 2020-21 to Rs.6119.18 crore in 2023-24. He was responding to Communist Party of India member V Sivadasan's question about the amount of renewable energy produced since 2014, its percentage in the energy production, and the subsidy provided over the last five years.

Naik said India's solar power capacity increased from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 100 GW in 2025. "India has also made significant strides in sol...