Gujarat, with 46,441 MW of renewable energy (solar, wind and solar-wind hybrid) capacities under construction, is the highest contributor to the 1,42,667 MW of RE capacity being built, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority. India today has 1,67,709 MW of installed RE capacity (including about 12,000 MW non-wind and non-solar sources such as biomass and small hydro).
The under-construction capacity includes 82,348 MW of solar, 25,532 MW of wind and 35,787 MW of solar-wind hybrid — indicating that hybrid is gaining ground.
In contrast, among high RE states (those with over 20 GW of RE capacity), Tamil Nadu is the laggard, with 1,262 MW under construction.
Rajasthan follows Gujarat with 36,746 MW under construction. Gujarat and Rajasthan together account for 58.3 per cent of RE capacity being built, indicating an excess concentration of capacities in these states, with implications for evacuation infrastructure.
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are fast catching up. UP, which currently has only 6,182 MW, is set to add 3,300 MW of solar capacity in 2025, of which 2,100 MW is scheduled to be commissioned in May. These are at Lalithpur (600 MW), Jhansi (600 MW), Chitrakoot (800 MW) and Mirzapur (100 MW). The 1,200 MW Jalaun plant is scheduled to go on stream in August.
MP will add 9,161 MW, almost doubling the existing capacity of 10,366 MW; AP, similarly, will add 6,449 MW to its current 11,623 MW.
A better part of the upcoming 142 GW is likely to be commissioned in 2025-26.
Four central public sector companies, under the Ministry of Power, are building 11,289 MW, or 8 per cent of the under-construction plants. NTPC tops with 5,417 MW, followed by SJVN with 3,848 MW and NHPC with 1,790 MW.