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POWER GENERATION CAPACITY FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

POWER GENERATION CAPACITY FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

India has added 52,536.49 MW Installed Generation Capacity in the current financial year FY 2025-26 (till January, 2026). Source wise details, thereof are given at Annexure-I.

As on 31.01.2026, the total Installed Generation Capacity is 5,20,511 MW, comprising of 2,48,542 MW (47.7%) of fossil-fuel sources and 2,71,969 MW (52.3%) of non-fossil fuel sources. Share of ‘Renewable Energy’ sources in total installed capacity is 2,63,189 MW (50.6%). The details of All India Installed Generation Capacity (as on 31.01.2026) is given at Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE-I

Details of All India Power Generation Capacity Addition during FY2025-26(till 31st January 2026):

Source

Power Generation Capacity Addition (in MW)

Coal

8,810

Gas

0

 Thermal Total

8,810

Hydro

3,370

Wind

4,612.58

Solar

34,955.24

Bio Power

30.61

Small Hydro

58.06

  Renewable Total

43,026.49

  Nuclear Total

700

Total Capacity Addition

52,536.49

ANNEXURE-II

Details of All India Power Generation Capacity as on 31.01.2026:

Category

Installed Generation Capacity (MW)

% Share in Total 

Fossil Fuel

Coal

2,21,210

42.5%

Lignite

6,620

1.3%

Gas

20,122

3.9%

Diesel

589

0.1%

Total Fossil Fuel :

2,48,542

47.7%

Non-Fossil Fuel

RES (Incl. Hydro)

2,63,189

50.6%

 

Hydro

51,165

 

9.8%

 

Wind, Solar & Other RE

2,12,025

 

40.7%

 

Wind 

54,650

 

10.5%

 

Solar

1,40,602

 

27.0%

 

BM Power/Cogen.

10,757

 

2.1%

 

Waste to Energy

857

 

0.2%

 

Small Hydro Power

5,159

 

1.0%

Nuclear

8,780

1.7%

Total Non-Fossil Fuel :

2,71,969

52.3%

 

 

Total Installed Capacity

5,20,511

100%

(Fossil Fuel & Non-Fossil Fuel)

This information was given by The Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, Shri Shripad Naik, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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