New capacity addition in the clean energy sector continues to maintain momentum as the first nine-month period of this fiscal recorded 44 per cent growth compared with the year-ago period.
Solar continues to be the fast-growing segment and has overtaken bio-power in total capacity. Wind power sector has crossed the milestone of 25,000 MW in total capacity.
The renewable energy sector added 3,030 MW of new capacity during first three quarters of this fiscal compared with 2,104 MW in the same period of the previous fiscal,
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according to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Of the new capacity added so far during this fiscal, wind and solar segments contributed 1,645 MW (1,333 MW in the year-ago period) and 1,120 MW (431 MW) respectively. Small hydro power and bio-power contributed 122 MW (187 MW) and 132 MW (152 MW) respectively.As of December 31, 2015, total grid-installed renewable power capacity in the country stood at 38,822 MW. Total installed capacity of wind power stood at 25,088 MW. Solar was the second major segment with cumulative capacity of 4,879 MW. Bio-power occupied the third position with a total installed capacity of 4,551 MW.