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Capacity Addition Crosses 50,000 MW in FY 2025-26 (Up to 31st January 2026)

Capacity Addition Crosses 50,000 MW in FY 2025-26 (Up to 31st January 2026)

During the current financial year 2025–26 (up to 31st January 2026), a record 52,537 MW of generation capacity (from all sources) has been added . Of this, 39,657 MW has been added from Renewable Energy sources, which includes 34,955 MW of Solar Power, 4,613 MW of Wind Power.

This marks the highest ever capacity addition in a single year, surpassing the previous record of 34,054 MW achieved during FY 2024–25.

Further, this also implies that during 2025-26 (upto 31.1.2026), there was an addition of more than 11% to the total installed capacity of the country.

As on 31 January 2026, India’s total installed power generation capacity stands at 520,510.95 MW, comprising:

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