New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said India's installed non-fossil fuel-based power capacity has crossed 272 gigawatts (GW).

The Minister was speaking at the launch of the 'India-UK Offshore Wind Taskforce'.

Progress Towards 2030 and Net-Zero Goals

The development comes as India advances towards its target of achieving 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070.

The Minister said that in the current financial year, India has added more than 35 GW of solar capacity and 4.61 GW of wind capacity. He also noted that 50 per cent of India's cumulative installed electricity capacity now comes from non-fossil sources - achieved five years ahead of its ...