According to figures released by the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), India's cumulative grid-connected renewable capacity increased to 75,761 MW at the end of 2018, including 35.3 GW of wind, 24.6 GW of solar and 4.5 GW of small hydropower. However, capacity additions were lower than expected, with less than 6 GW of grid-connected capacity added between April and December 2018, compared to a target of 15.6 GW.
Besides, the MNRE also released figures concerning the off-grid and power cumulative capacity, which stood at 1,185 MW at the end of 2018. 178 MW were added over the period.
Karnataka is the state with the largest base of installed renewable energy capacity (around 12.9 GW), followed by Tamil Nadu (12 GW), Maharashtra (9.3 GW) and Gujarat (7.9 GW). More specifically, Tamil Nadu is the state with the largest wind capacity (8.6 GW), followed by Gujarat with 5.9 GW, Maharashtra with 4.8 GW and Karnataka with 4.7 GW. As for solar capacity, Karnataka leads with 5.2 GW, followed by Telangana with 3.4 GW, Rajasthan with 3.1 GW and Tamil Nadu with 2.2 GW.
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