India overtakes U.S. in annual solar capacity additions in 2025: official-Xinhua

India overtakes U.S. in annual solar capacity additions in 2025: official

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-06-03 23:48:15

NEW DELHI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- India has surpassed the United States in annual solar capacity additions to become the world's second-largest solar growth market in 2025, federal minister for new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said Wednesday.

Highlighting the remarkable achievement, Joshi said that the country's solar growth story was setting global benchmarks and driving record capacity additions through strong policy support, innovation and world-class infrastructure.

Reports said India added 37 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2025, compared with 34 GW added by the U.S.