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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NR/AP