As of January 31, 2026, India's total installed power generation capacity reached 520,510.95 MW. In the financial year 2025-26 (up to January 31, 2026), a record 52,537 MW of generation capacity has been added, with over 11% added to the total installed capacity in 10 months. 39,657 MW of the added capacity comes from Renewable Energy sources, including 34,955 MW of Solar Power and 4,613 MW of Wind Power. This marks the highest capacity addition in a single year, surpassing the previous record of 34,054 MW in FY 2024-25.
The total capacity comprises:
* Fossil Fuel-Based Capacity: 248,541.62 MW
* Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity: 271,969.33 MW, including
* Nuclear: 8,780 MW
* Renewable Energy Sources: 263,189.33 MW
(Release ID: 2228348) Visitor Counter: 609. Posted on February 15, 2026, at 2:03 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
FY 2025-26: Financial year 2025-26, the period covered in the press release regarding capacity addition in power generation.
Ministry of Power: The issuing ministry for the press release concerning power generation capacity.
Renewable Energy: Source of significant power generation capacity addition during the period.
Ministry of Power
Capacity Addition Crosses 50,000 MW in FY
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2025-26 (Up to 31 January 2026)
Over 11% added to total installed capacity in just 10 months
Posted On: 15 FEB 2026 2:03PM by PIB Delhi
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:
Fossil Fuel-Based Capacity: 248,541.62 MW
Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity: 271,969.33 MW
Nuclear: 8,780 MW
Renewable Energy Sources: 263,189.33 MW
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