New Delhi, July 24 -- Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, on Thursday, announced that India will cross the landmark 300 GW mark of installed non-fossil fuel capacity soon.

Speaking at the curtain-raiser of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026, the Minister highlighted the expansion of the country's clean energy infrastructure over the last decade. He noted that India's non-fossil fuel capacity grew from nearly 75 GW to 297.36 GW today.

"In the coming days, India will cross the landmark 300GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity. In a couple of weeks, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana will also cross 50 lakh beneficiaries and households. That is five million," Joshi said.

He further pointed out that sol...