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The grid, state by state.

Installed capacity, demand met, grid performance, tariffs, and DISCOM losses—where India's electricity comes from and where system and commercial losses remain high.

Infrastructure

At a glance

  1. 01India's installed capacity is 548.9 GW; renewables (excluding large hydro) are 43% of that.
  2. 02Per-capita electricity consumption hit 1460 kWh in FY 2024-25 — up roughly 46% in a decade — but still less than half the global average.
  3. 03Gujarat has the largest state-allocated capacity at 75,219 MW; Gujarat leads on RES capacity with 49,550 MW.
  4. 04India met a record 256.1 GW on 25 Apr 2026 with no shortage; DISCOM AT&C losses are still 15.04%, above the 12.5% RDSS target.

Total installed capacity over time

Annual electricity generation

Per-capita electricity consumption

Fuel mix evolution

Sources16
  1. CEA: All India Installed Capacity (state-wise utility) — Jun 2026cea.nic.inPublisher page
  2. CEA: All India Installed Capacity report (30 June 2026)cea.nic.inPDF document
  3. Ministry of Power: Year End Review 2025 (FY 2024-25 per-capita consumption)pib.gov.inPublisher page
  4. CEA: Growth of Electricity Sector in India from 1947 (Growth Book 2024)cea.nic.inPDF document
  5. CEA: All India Installed Capacity as on 31.03.2014 (Revised)cea.nic.inPDF document
  6. National Power Portal: Installed Capacity Reportsnpp.gov.inPublisher page
Grid Controller of India (Grid-India / NLDC): Report on Indian Power System Operation FY 2024-25Ministry of Power: all-time peak demand met on 25 April 2026Ministry of Power: FY 2025-26 peak demand through February 2026CEA: Transmission Reports — inter-regional transfer capacityCEA: General Review 2025 — Table 6.4, State-wise System Losses (FY 2023-24)CERC / State ERC tariff orders for FY 2024-25 (DERC, MERC, KERC, TNERC, APERC, BESCOM, BSES, Tata Power, Adani Electricity)PFC: Report on Performance of Power Utilities 2024-25PFC: 14th Annual Integrated Rating & Ranking of Power Distribution Utilities (FY 2024-25)Ministry of Power: Power for AllMinistry of New & Renewable Energy
Source
Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Executive Summary on Power Sector
Data as of
Installed capacity as on 30 Jun 2026

Data provenance

Data as of
Installed capacity as on 30 Jun 2026
Coverage
32 states and union territories — every state with installed generation capacity allocated to it
Limitations
Capacity is the maximum the plant can produce, not actual generation. Inter-state shared central-sector stations are allocated by CEA's published methodology and may differ from operator-reported figures.
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