Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Punjab has significantly expanded its renewable energy infrastructure over the past decade, with installed capacity increasing threefold from 660.44 MW in 2014-15 to 2,174.12 MW in 2024-25, Union Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

The state's renewable energy growth trajectory showed consistent upward momentum throughout the period. Capacity increased to 895.08 MW in 2015-16, followed by 1,286.36 MW in 2016-17 and 1,420.68 MW in 2017-18.

The expansion continued with 1,426.08 MW in 2018-19, 1,470.56 MW in 2019-20, and 1,647.50 MW in 2020-21. Further growth was recorded at 1,767.82 MW in 2021-22, 1,865.63 MW in 2022-23, and 2,067.62 MW in 2023-24 before reaching the current ...