New Delhi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said India is at third place globally in the global ranking in renewable energy installed capacity, leaving behind Brazil.The New and Renewable Energy Minister said India has added a record 55.3 GW of non-fossil power capacity in 2025-26, taking the total capacity to 283.5 GW. “This is the highest increase in any year,” he said. Distributed renewable energy – rooftop solar installations and solar pumps for irrigation – has emerged as an important component of growth, with 7.6 GW added under the PM KUSUM scheme and 8.7 GW coming from rooftop solar plants.Addressing a press conference, Joshi said India had reached its highest renewable energy share in power generation in July 2025, when green sources – solar, wind, hydro and nuclear – met 51.5% of the total power demand of 203 GW. In the current scenario, with fossil fuel supply disrupted due to conflict in West Asia, steps taken by the government have helped in reducing dependence on oil imports.Joshi said, “We have achieved almost 100% electrification of railways, sales of EVs have increased and daytime charging costs are very low. Use of solar power is increasing in homes along with battery storage. We are in discussions with DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) for production of utensils suitable for induction stoves, so that its use can be increased.”He acknowledged some instances of grid operators cutting output from wind and solar farms, preventing them from producing at full capacity. “Our transmission system has largely been developed for thermal-based energy and it is taking time to adjust. Work on delayed transmission lines is being expedited and is expected to be completed by June, after which the issue of cuts will not arise,” he said.