There had been a sharp increase in solar power capacity addition in FY2015�, so the Indian Government has set ambitious capacity addition targets for FY2016� as well. 

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)  plans to add 12 GW of solar power capacity between April 2016 and March 2017. 

This is a huge target comparing to the FY2015� .

The Ministry estimated that a total of 9,244 MW solar power capacity may be added under the central government policies, while 1,615 MW capacity may be added under the state solar power policies.

The new target is higher than the earlier estimates of the MNRE. In October, a document released by the ministry suggested that around 10.8 GW of solar power capacity could be added in FY2016�. 

For FY2015�, the solar power capacity addition target has been set at 1,400 MW, with 1,489 MW capacity having already been added by 31 January 2016. The ministry expected to add 4.3 GW capacity in FY2015� so any shortfall may see installation in FY2016-17, and thus the increase target. 

 Talking about Wind energy , the target for FY2016� has been set at 4.1 GW, compared to 2.4 GW in FY2015�. The targets are really ambitious.

The completion of these targets would be a great success for the Indian Environment . Shifting more to the renewable sources of energy .