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RE capacity 220.10 GW

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: RE capacity 220.10 GW (GS3 · Energy, 10 April 2025)

What happened

  • India added a record 29.52 GW of RE in 2024-25; total RE capacity reached 220.10 GW [PIB].

Background

  • Target is 500 GW non-fossil by 2030 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Storage needed next.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Energy

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-10): india added a record 29.52 GW of RE in 2024-25; total RE capacity reached 220.10 GW.
  2. Storage needed next.
Quotable data point

India added a record 29.52 GW of RE in 2024-25.

PIB: RE capacity, 10 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: RE data.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

RE capacity 31 March 2025

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

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Official source: PIB: RE capacity, 10 Apr 2025

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