Pankaj JainNew Delhi, April 6 -- India has recorded its highest-ever annual wind energy capacity addition of 6.05 gigawatts (GW) in the financial year 2025-26, marking a sharp acceleration in the country's renewable energy expansion.
The latest addition surpasses the previous high of 5.5 GW achieved in 2016-17 and represents a robust growth of nearly 46 per cent compared to the capacity added in 2024-25.
With this, India's cumulative installed wind power capacity has crossed the 56 GW mark, underscoring renewed momentum in the sector driven by policy support, improved transmission infrastructure, competitive tariff discovery, and a strong project pipeline.
The growth has been led by key wind-rich states including Gujarat, Karnataka and M...