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Installed renewable capacity excluding large hydro was about 120.9 GW on 31 Dec 2022 (about 69% of 175 GW); the MNRE-clarified deadline was 31 Dec 2022.

Test case in Suite B · score 0.25

English · ParaphrasedIndia will install 175 GW of renewable energy capacity (100 GW solar, 60 GW wind, 10 GW biomass, 5 GW small hydro) by 2022.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker

Narendra Modi

Party

BJP

Office

Prime Minister

Venue

Government of India announcement (MNRE) of 175 GW renewable target; reiterated by Modi at multiple forums

Date

2015-01-01

Deadline

2022-12-31

Topics

energy, environment, infrastructure

Researched by

claude-sonnet

Transcript / text sources

• MNRE clarifies Dec 31, 2022 as the target date for 175 GW (Mercom India)
• MNRE elucidates December 2022 as deadline for achieving 175 GW target (Energetica India)

Evidence

The data

India installed renewable energy capacity, excluding large hydro (GW (cumulative, end of fiscal year unless noted)) — Source: MNRE, Installed Renewable Energy Capacity (MW) (Excluding Large Hydro Power) - year-wise achievement. Target: 175 (175 GW target (excl. large hydro), deadline Dec 2022). All points except Dec 2022 are derived by summing MNRE's cumulative-till-31.03.2014 figure (35,849.59 MW) and its annual additions (total row) as displayed on the MNRE year-wise page on 2026-10-17; rounded to 2 decimals. Dec 2022 (120.90 GW = solar 63.30 + wind 41.93 + bio 10.73 + small hydro 4.94) is from a Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha answer of Feb 2023 as reported, and the Standing Committee on Energy. Definition matches the 175 GW target (solar, wind, biomass, small hydro; large hydro excluded). MNRE's 2025-26 total row looked anomalous on the page, so the series stops at Mar 2025.

Government's response

Analysis

The 175 GW target (100 GW solar, 60 GW wind, 10 GW biomass, 5 GW small hydro) was clarified by MNRE in October 2019 as due by 31 December 2022. It excludes large hydro.

On 31 December 2022, solar was 63.30 GW, wind 41.93 GW, biomass 10.73 GW and small hydro 4.94 GW, a total of 120.90 GW or about 69% of the target. Biomass exceeded its sub-target; solar, wind and especially rooftop solar fell short. The Standing Committee on Energy attributed the gap to low rooftop solar and wind installations.

Capacity grew from 35.85 GW (March 2014) to 109.89 GW (March 2022) on MNRE figures, roughly tripling, and annual additions reached 14-15 GW in 2021-22 and 2022-23. The 175 GW level was crossed only after 2024-25 on the derived series.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

Medium

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

Date 2015-01-01 is a placeholder: the 175 GW target was announced in 2015 (widely reported from January 2015 / INDC Oct 2015); exact Modi speech/date not located, quote is paraphrased from the target. No verbatim Modi quote or video found. The 120.90 GW figure comes via the Outlook Business report of the committee and a search summary of the Feb 2023 parliamentary answer; the rsdebate PDF would not open. MNRE page cumulative values derived by summation. Check MNRE 31 Dec 2022 figure on mnre.gov.in physical progress archive.