India added 1.6 GW of wind energy capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 113% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 769 MW in Q2 2024, according to Mercom India Research.

Capacity additions fell 13% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ). Installations declined due to delays in grid connectivity, limited availability of transmission infrastructure, land acquisition challenges, and right-of-way issues.

Gujarat led the capacity additions in the quarter with 1.14 GW. Karnataka added 363.6 MW. Of the remaining 134 MW, Tamil Nadu contributed 90 MW, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh added 23.1 MW and 20.6 MW, respectively.

In Q2 2025, Adani Green Energy commissioned 108 MW of wind capacity at Khavda in Gujarat. NTPC commissioned 90 MW under the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s ISTS Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects (Tranche – IV) project in the same state.

As of June 2025, the cumulative installed wind capacity stood at 51.6 GW, representing a 3.3% increase from 50 GW at the end of March 2025.

At the end of Q2, Gujarat led the cumulative installed wind energy capacity with 13.8 GW. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka followed with 11.8 GW and 7.7 GW, respectively.

Maharashtra and Rajasthan rounded off the top five with 5.3 GW and 5.2 GW of cumulative installed wind capacity. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh also had significant cumulative wind installations, with 4.3 GW and 3.1 GW at the end of the quarter.

The top five states accounted for 84.9% of the cumulative installed wind capacity as of March 2025.

In April this year, Assam set a target of 200 MW for wind installations under its Integrated Clean Energy Policy. In January, Telangana set a target of 2.5 GW for wind installations under its Renewable Energy Policy initiatives.

Earlier this year, state governments outlined ambitious plans to expand wind energy. In April, Assam set a target of 200 MW of wind installations under its Integrated Clean Energy Policy. Just a few months earlier, in January, Telangana unveiled a far larger goal to achieve 2.5 GW of wind capacity through its Renewable Energy Policy initiatives.

In June, MNRE issued guidelines for setting the validity of the prototype certificate for wind turbines to three years. The guidelines include a framework for installing prototype wind turbine models. They will apply to all wind turbine manufacturers in India and will be implemented by the National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai.