Renewable energy meets 51.5% of electricity demand on 29 July 2025

The question asked by Shri Ve Vaithilingam and Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan was about challenges and measures related to rising electricity demand, answered by the Ministry of Power.

Shri Ve Vaithilingam, Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan (asked); Ministry of Power (answered)

• 548.86 GW installed generation capacity as on June 2026
• 324.7 GW of generation capacity added since April 2014
• 2,18,267 ckm of Transmission lines added since 2014
• 9,47,405 MVA of Transformation capacity added since 2014
• 84,390 MW of Inter-Regional capacity added since 2014
• All-India peak demand of 270.8 GW met in May 2026
• All-India peak demand exceeded 270 GW twice in July 2026
• 103.7 GW Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) generation in July 2026
• Coal-based generation capacity: 230.8 GW
• Coal stock at Thermal Power Plants: 41.4 MT (sufficient for 13 days at 85% PLF)
• Gas-based generation: less than 2%
• 18,374 villages electrified under DDUGJY
• 2.86 crore households electrified under SAUBHAGYA
• Average hours of supply in rural areas: 22.6 hours in FY26
• AT&C loss reduced from 22.62% in FY14 to 15.04% in FY25
• Gap between ACS and ARR narrowed from ₹0.78 to ₹0.06 per unit in FY25
• Renewable energy share in electricity generation: 51.5% on 29 July 2025
• 64,695 MW capacity addition in 2025-26 (50,905 MW from renewable)
• India's national transmission network: 5.08 lakh ckm of transmission lines
• Energy shortage declined to 0.0% in FY2025-26
• NDC goal of 50% non-fossil fuel capacity achieved in 2025 (5 years ahead of 2030)
• 500 GW non-fossil fuel capacity target by 2030
• 786 GW non-fossil fuel capacity projected by 2035-36
• 315 GW coal-based capacity target by 2035-36
• 100 GW nuclear power capacity target by 2047
• 80 GW BESS and 94 GW PSP capacity projected by 2035-36

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