India Records Historic Growth in Wind Energy with 6.1 GW Addition in 2025–26: New & Renewable Energy Minister

• India added a record 6.1 GW of wind energy in FY 2025–26, the highest-ever single-year wind capacity addition, announced by Union MNRE Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi at the WIPPA Foundation Day (22 April 2026).
• Pushes installed wind capacity to ~56.1 GW (4th globally); Government targets 100 GW by 2030 and 156 GW by 2036 as part of the 500 GW non-fossil by 2030 pathway and Net-Zero by 2070.
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