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SPECIAL REPORT | Nuclear energy

Highlights of New and

Renewable Energy Sector

RECORD RENEWABLE PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
ENERGY ADDITIONS Launched with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for one
crore families. 58.81 lakh applications have been
234.24 500 received till 14 August 2025. A total of 17.24 lakh
GW of renewable energy GW non-fossil families have benefited under this scheme. Subsidy of
capacity (excluding 8.78 capacity by 2030 Rs 9,841.77 crore has been released.
GW nuclear) has been is India’s target
achieved as of
12 August 2025,
60% increase

n Hydropower Capacity: in annual
Large hydropower Global nuclear power
capacity is 49.62 GW, Capacity generation
and small hydropower India ranks fourth
capacity is 5.10 GW as in the world in
of 12 August 2025. renewable energy 2024-25
capacity and wind 2014-15
n Wind Power Capacity: 35,592
51.67 GW as on 12 power, and third 56,681
August 2025. in solar power. Million Unit million units

Installed nuclear capacity
71% increase, from 4,780 MW
in 2014 to 8,780 MW in 2025
across 25 nuclear reactors
Solar
Capacity operated by Nuclear Power
116.24 GW as on 12 Corporation of India Limited.
August 2025. Solar power
alone contributes 48%
to India’s total renewable
energy capacity.

that, unlike in the past, the announcement of a India is actively increasing its nuclear power capacity
100 GW nuclear target has not faced any negative to meet growing energy demands and achieve envi-
impact, reflecting India’s growing credibility in the ronmental goals. The government has set a target
global nuclear community and recognition of its to increase nuclear power capacity from 8,180 MW
responsible and transparent approach to nuclear to 22,480 MW by the year 2031-32. Achieving this
energy development. target includes the construction and commissioning
of ten reactors of a total of 8,000 MW in Gujarat,
INITIATIVES TO INCREASE NUCLEAR Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka, and
CAPACITY… Madhya Pradesh. Apart from this, the government

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