POWER DEMAND AND GENERATION CAPACITY

Ministry of Power POWER DEMAND AND GENERATION CAPACITY

Posted On: 05 FEB 2026 2:20PM by PIB Delhi There is adequate availability of power in the country. Present installed generation capacity of the country is 513.730 GW. Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding

289.607 GW of fresh generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient.

Country has successfully met the all-time maximum demand of 250 GW last year. The details of all India Power Supply Position in the country in terms of Energy and Peak during the last three financial years and current financial year 2025-26 (up to December, 2025) are given at Annexure-I. The gap between ‘Energy Supplied’ and ‘Energy Requirement’ has declined from 0.5% during FY 2022-23 to ‘NIL’ during the current year. Similarly, the Peak Demand not met has declined from 4.0% during 2022-23 to almost “NIL” during the current year.

The State-wise / UT details of Power Supply Position for last three financial years and the current financial year i.e. 2025-26 (up to December, 2025) is given at Annexure-II. These details indicate that ‘Energy Supplied’ has been commensurate to the ‘Energy Requirement’ with only a marginal gap which is generally on account of constraints in the State transmission / Distribution network. Hence there is no impact of shortage on the economy and industrial growth.

Electricity being a concurrent subject, the supply and distribution of electricity is responsibility of the respective State Government / Distribution Utility. Hence, it is the responsibility of the respective distribution utility to take necessary actions to provide 24x7 reliable and quality power to the consumers.

The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments by establishing power plants through Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and making power available to the various States / UTs.

The following steps have been taken to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the country during high

demand period: - i. Hydro based generation is being scheduled in a manner so as to conserve water for meeting demand during peak period. ii. Planned maintenance of generating units is minimized during period of high demand.

iii. Steady supply of coal to all the thermal power plants is ensured to prevent fuel shortages. iv. Gas-based power plants of NTPC as well as other generators are scheduled during high power demand period.

v. All the GENCOs including IPPs and Central generating stations have been advised to generate and maintain full availability on daily basis excluding the period of planned maintenance or forced outage.

vi. A robust national grid has been established to facilitate the transfer of power from power surplus regions to power deficit regions. The capacity of National Grid is being expanded on acontinuous basis commensurate with the growth in electricity generation and electricity demand.

vii. Proactive monitoring of generation projects under construction to facilitate commensurate capacity addition. viii. The Electricity market has been reformed by adding the Real Time Market (RTM), Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM), Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM), High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM) in Power Exchanges. Also, DEEP Portal (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) for e-Bidding and e-Reverse for procurement of short-term power by DISCOMs was introduced.

The Government have taken the following steps to strengthen the stability of the national grid and ensure

adequate reserve capacity:

I. Generation & Storage Planning:

II. As per National Electricity Plan (NEP), installed generation capacity in 2031-32 is likely to be 874 GW. With a view to ensure generation capacity remains ahead of projected peak demand, all the States, in consultation with CEA, have prepared their “Resource Adequacy Plans (RAPs)”, which are dynamic 10-year rolling plans and includes power generation as well as power procurement planning.

III. All the States were advised to initiate process for creating/ contracting generation capacities; from all generation sources, as per their Resource Adequacy Plans.

IV. In order to augment the power generation capacity, the Government of India has initiated

following capacity addition programme:

(A) The projected thermal (coal and lignite) capacity requirement by the year 2034–35 is estimated at approximately 3,07,000 MW as against the 2,11,855 MW installed capacity as on 31.03.2023.

To meet this requirement, Ministry of Power has envisaged to set up an additional minimum 97,000 MW coal and lignite based thermal capacity.

To meet this requirement, several initiatives have already been undertaken. Thermal capacities of around 17,360 MW have already been commissioned since April 2023 till 20.01.2026. In addition, 39,545 MW of thermal capacity (including 4,845 MW of stressed thermal power projects) is currently under construction. The contracts of 22,920 MW have been awarded and is due for construction. Further, 24,020 MW of coal and lignite-based candidate capacity has been identified which is at various stages of planning in the country.

(B) 12,973.5 MW of Hydro Electric Projects are under construction. Further, 4,274 MW of Hydro Electric Projects are under various stage of planning and targeted to be completed by 2031-

32.

(C) 6,600 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under construction and targeted to be completed by 2029-30. 7,000 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under various stages of planning and approval.

(D) 1,57,800 MW Renewable Capacity including 67,280 MW of Solar, 6,500 MW of Wind and 60,040 MW Hybrid power is under construction while 48,720 MW of Renewable Capacity including 35,440 MW of Solar and 11,480 MW Hybrid Power is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2029-30.

(E) In energy storage systems, 11,620 MW/69,720 MWh Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction. Further, a total of 6,580 MW/39,480 MWh capacity of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are concurred and yet to be taken up for construction. Currently, 9,653.94 MW/ 26,729.32 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity are under construction and 19,797.65 MW/ 61,013.40 MWh BESS capacity are under tendering stageII. Transmission Planning:

Inter and Intra-State Transmission System has been planned and implementation of the same is taken up in matching time frame of generation capacity addition. As per the National Electricity Plan, about 1,91,474 ckm of transmission lines and 1,274 GVA of transformation capacity is planned to be added (at 220 kV and above voltage level) during the ten-year period from 2022-23 to 2031-32.

III. Promotion of Renewable Energy Generation: i. 100% Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025 (with waiver tapering off 25% annually till June 2028), for co-located BESS projects commissioned by June 2028, for Hydro PSP projects where construction work awarded by June 2028, for Green Hydrogen Projects commissioned till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects commissioned till December 2032.

ii. Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE

(FDRE) projects have been issued. iii. Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) are regularly inviting bids for procurement of RE power. iv. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

v. To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2032. vi. Laying of new intrastate transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been supported under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.

vii. Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale viii. Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM- KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched ix. To encourage RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance.

x. “Strategy for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects” has been issued. xi. Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges. xii. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been launched to achieve the objective of localization of supply chain for solar PV Modules.

To strengthen the stability of the national grid and ensure adequate reserve capacity, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the Ancillary Services Regulations, 2022. While maintenance of adequate reserves at the State level within each control area, as stipulated in the Grid Code, remains essential for grid security, the Regulations provide a structured framework for procurement, deployment, and settlement of ancillary services at the regional and national level. These mechanisms,through both administered and market-based approaches, enable effective frequency control, help maintain grid frequency close to 50 Hz, facilitate restoration of frequency within permissible limits, and address transmission congestion, thereby ensuring safe, secure, and reliable operation of the national power system.

As on 31st March 2025, a total of 76 power plants with an installed capacity of 73.3 GW have been successfully wired under Automatic Grid Control (AGC) and are regularly operating round the clock under Secondary Reserve Ancillary Service (SRAS), whenever available.

Reserves under Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Service (TRAS) are procured through power exchanges in Day-Ahead Ancillary Market and Real-Time Ancillary market. TRAS provisions have also been included in the Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC), 2023 implemented from 1st October 2023.

As per Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC) Clause 31.2(a), each State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) is mandated to carry out demand estimation as part of operational planning, after duly factoring in the demand estimation undertaken by the State Transmission Utility (STU) under resource adequacy planning.

Accordingly, demand forecasting is carried out across multiple time horizons, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, to support secure and reliable grid operation.

A structured mechanism has been established for regular data exchange and coordination among SLDCs, RLDCs, and NLDC. RLDCs regularly intimate States within their respective control areas regarding the likely load -generation balance in the day-ahead as well as real-time timeframes.

Government of India has implemented Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for rural electrification and to strengthen the sub-transmission and distribution networks in rural areas in the country. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28th April 2018. A total of 18,374 villages in the country were electrified under the scheme of DDUGJY out of which 2,583 villages were electrified in Jharkhand including Chatra Parliamentary Constituency.

Govt. of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) in October, 2017 with the objective of providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country. As reported by the States, around 2.86 Cr. households in the country were electrified during the SAUBHAGYA period out of which 17,30,708 households were electrified in Jharkhand including Chatra Parliamentary Constituency.

Further, Government of India in line with its commitment, is further supporting States under the ongoing Scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for electrification of any left-out households.

Till date, works amounting to Rs. 6521.85 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of 13,65,139 households in the country including Rs.206.12 Cr. for 40,454 households in Jharkhand.

The ongoing RDSS scheme aims at bringing down the AT&C losses to pan-India level of 12-15% and ACS-ARR gap to zero. Under the Scheme, projects worth Rs. 2.84 lakh crore have been sanctioned.

These involve distribution infrastructure works worth Rs. 1.53 lakh crore which include replacement of old/frayed conductors, laying Low Tension Aerial Bunched (LT AB) cables, and upgradation/augmentation of Distribution Transformers (DT) / Sub-stations, agriculture feeder segregation etc. The fund release under the scheme has been linked to performance of distribution utilities against various financial parameters, the prominent among them being AT&C losses and ACS- ARR Gap.

Further, Smart metering at consumer, DT and feeder level is one of the critical interventions envisaged under RDSS, allowing the DISCOMs for measurement of energy flows at all level as well as energy accounting without any human interference. Proper and accurate energy accounting is the key toidentification of high loss areas and theft prone areas, whereby, utilities’ billing and collection efficiencies improves significantly, thereby reducing the AT&C losses of DISCOMs.

With the collective effort of Centre and States / UTs, at the national level, the AT&C loss of the distribution utilities has reduced from 21.91% in FY2021 to 15.04% in FY2025.

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. *********** NR/AP/MD ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 966 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2026 Details of all India Power Supply Position in the country in terms of Energy and Peak during the last three financial years and current financial year 2025-26 (up to December, 2025):

Financial Year (FY) Energy [in Million Unit (MU)] Peak [in Mega Watt (MW)] Energy Energy Energy not Peak Peak Demand Requirement Supplied Supplied Demand Met Not Met

(MU) (MU) (MU) ( % ) (MW) (MW) (MW) (%) 2022-23 15,13,497 15,05,914 7,583 0.5 2,15,888 2,07,231 8,657 4.0 2023-24 16,26,132 16,22,020 4,112 0.3 2,43,271 2,39,931 3,340 1.4 2024-25 16,93,959 16,92,369 1,590 0.1 2,49,856 2,49,854 2 0.0 2025-26 (up to 12,85,913 12,85,553 360 0.0 2,42,773 2,42,493 280 0.1 December, 2025) *************** ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 966 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2026 ************* The State-wise/ UT details of Power Supply Position for last three financial years and the current financial year i.e. 2025-26 (up to December, 2025):

( Figures in MU )State/ April, 2022 - March, 2023 April, 2023 - March, 2024 System / Energy Energy Energy not Energy Energy Energy Requirement Supplied Supplied Requirement Supplied not Supplied Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ( % ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ( ) ) % ) Chandigarh 1,788 1,788 0 0.0 1,789 1,789 0 0.0 Delhi 35,143 35,133 10 0.0 35,501 35,496 5 0.0 Haryana 61,451 60,945 506 0.8 63,983 63,636 348 0.5 Himachal 12,649 12,542 107 0.8 12,805 12,767 38 0.3 Pradesh Jammu & 19,639 19,322 317 1.6 20,040 19,763 277 1.4 Kashmir Punjab 69,522 69,220 302 0.4 69,533 69,528 5 0.0 Rajasthan 1,01,801 1,00,057 1,745 1.7 1,07,422 1,06,806 616 0.6 Uttar Pradesh 1,44,251 1,43,050 1,201 0.8 1,48,791 1,48,287 504 0.3 Uttarakhand 15,647 15,386 261 1.7 15,644 15,532 112 0.7 Northern 4,63,088 4,58,640 4,449 1.0 4,76,852 4,74,946 1,906 0.4 Region Chhattisgarh 37,446 37,374 72 0.2 39,930 39,872 58 0.1 Gujarat 1,39,043 1,38,999 44 0.0 1,45,768 1,45,740 28 0.0 Madhya 92,683 92,325 358 0.4 99,301 99,150 151 0.2 Pradesh Maharashtra 1,87,309 1,87,197 111 0.1 2,07,108 2,06,931 176 0.1Dadra & 10,018 10,018 0 0.0 10,164 10,164 0 0.0 Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Goa 4,669 4,669 0 0.0 5,111 5,111 0 0.0 Western 4,77,393 4,76,808 586 0.1 5,17,714 5,17,301 413 0.1 Region Andhra 72,302 71,893 410 0.6 80,209 80,151 57 0.1 Pradesh Telangana 77,832 77,799 34 0.0 84,623 84,613 9 0.0 Karnataka 75,688 75,663 26 0.0 94,088 93,934 154 0.2 Kerala 27,747 27,726 21 0.1 30,943 30,938 5 0.0 Tamil Nadu 1,14,798 1,14,722 77 0.1 1,26,163 1,26,151 12 0.0 Puducherry 3,051 3,050 1 0.0 3,456 3,455 1 0.0 Lakshadweep 64 64 0 0.0 64 64 0 0.0 Southern 3,71,467 3,70,900 567 0.2 4,19,531 4,19,293 238 0.1 Region Bihar 39,545 38,762 783 2.0 41,514 40,918 596 1.4 DVC 26,339 26,330 9 0.0 26,560 26,552 8 0.0 Jharkhand 13,278 12,288 990 7.5 14,408 13,858 550 3.8 Odisha 42,631 42,584 47 0.1 41,358 41,333 25 0.1 West Bengal 60,348 60,274 74 0.1 67,576 67,490 86 0.1 Sikkim 587 587 0 0.0 544 543 0 0.0 Andaman- 348 348 0 0.12914 386 374 12 3.2 NicobarEastern 1,82,791 1,80,888 1,903 1.0 1,92,013 1,90,747 1,266 0.7 Region Arunachal 915 892 24 2.6 1,014 1,014 0 0.0 Pradesh Assam 11,465 11,465 0 0.0 12,445 12,341 104 0.8 Manipur 1,014 1,014 0 0.0 1,023 1,008 15 1.5 Meghalaya 2,237 2,237 0 0.0 2,236 2,066 170 7.6 Mizoram 645 645 0 0.0 684 684 0 0.0 Nagaland 926 873 54 5.8 921 921 0 0.0 Tripura 1,547 1,547 0 0.0 1,691 1,691 0 0.0 North- 18,758 18,680 78 0.4 20,022 19,733 289 1.4 Eastern Region All India 15,13,497 15,05,914 7,583 0.5 16,26,132 16,22,020 4,112 0.3 The State-wise/ UT details of Power Supply Position for last three financial years and the current financial year i.e. 2025-26 (up to December, 2025) (Figures in MU ) State/ April, 2024 - March, 2025 April, 2025 - December, 2025 System / Energy Energy Energy not Energy Energy Energy not Requirement Supplied Supplied Requirement Supplied Supplied Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ( % ( MU ) ( MU ) ( ( % ) ) MU ) ) Chandigarh 1,952 1,952 0 0.0 1,509 1,509 1 0.0 Delhi 38,255 38,243 12 0.0 31,006 30,999 7 0.0 Haryana 70,149 70,120 30 0.0 55,932 55,867 65 0.1Himachal 13,566 13,526 40 0.3 10,329 10,294 36 0.3 Pradesh Jammu & 20,374 20,283 90 0.4 14,874 14,862 12 0.1 Kashmir Punjab 77,423 77,423 0 0.0 60,827 60,786 41 0.1 Rajasthan 1,13,833 1,13,529 304 0.3 82,763 82,763 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 1,65,090 1,64,786 304 0.2 1,29,329 1,29,304 26 0.0 Uttarakhand 16,770 16,727 43 0.3 12,630 12,582 49 0.4 Northern 5,18,869 5,17,917 952 0.2 4,00,413 4,00,176 236 0.1 Region Chhattisgarh 43,208 43,180 28 0.1 31,502 31,494 8 0.0 Gujarat 1,51,878 1,51,875 3 0.0 1,17,364 1,17,364 0 0.0 Madhya 1,04,445 1,04,312 133 0.1 75,081 75,073 8 0.0 Pradesh Maharashtra 2,01,816 2,01,757 59 0.0 1,48,848 1,48,839 9 0.0 Dadra & Nagar 10,852 10,852 0 0.0 8,439 8,439 0 0.0 Haveli and Daman & Diu Goa 5,411 5,411 0 0.0 4,086 4,086 0 0.0 Western 5,28,924 5,28,701 223 0.0 3,95,551 3,95,526 25 0.0 Region Andhra 79,028 79,025 3 0.0 59,543 59,537 6 0.0 Pradesh Telangana 88,262 88,258 4 0.0 61,062 61,055 7 0.0 Karnataka 92,450 92,446 4 0.0 67,547 67,538 9 0.0 Kerala 31,624 31,616 8 0.0 22,949 22,946 2 0.0Tamil Nadu 1,30,413 1,30,408 5 0.0 99,901 99,892 10 0.0 Puducherry 3,549 3,549 0 0.0 2,691 2,688 3 0.1 Lakshadweep 68 68 0 0.0 54 54 0 0.0 Southern 4,25,373 4,25,349 24 0.0 3,13,730 3,13,692 38 0.0 Region Bihar 44,393 44,217 176 0.4 37,294 37,280 13 0.0 DVC 25,891 25,888 3 0.0 18,595 18,592 3 0.0 Jharkhand 15,203 15,126 77 0.5 11,735 11,731 5 0.0 Odisha 42,882 42,858 24 0.1 34,064 34,059 5 0.0 West Bengal 71,180 71,085 95 0.1 56,878 56,846 32 0.1 Sikkim 574 574 0 0.0 382 382 0 0.0 Andaman- 425 413 12 2.9 318 301 17 5.5 Nicobar Eastern 2,00,180 1,99,806 374 0.2 1,58,993 1,58,935 58 0.0 Region Arunachal 1,050 1,050 0 0.0 909 909 0 0.0 Pradesh Assam 12,843 12,837 6 0.0 10,973 10,973 1 0.0 Manipur 1,079 1,068 10 0.9 863 861 3 0.3 Meghalaya 2,046 2,046 0 0.0 1,542 1,542 0 0.0 Mizoram 709 709 0 0.0 559 559 0 0.0 Nagaland 938 938 0 0.0 772 772 0 0.0 Tripura 1,939 1,939 0 0.0 1,523 1,523 0 0.0 North-Eastern 20,613 20,596 16 0.1 17,228 17,224 3 0.0 RegionAll India 16,93,959 16,92,369 1,590 0.1 12,85,913 12,85,553 360 0.0 ************** NR/AP/MD (Release ID: 2223710) Visitor Counter : 302

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