POWER SUPPLY, PEAK DEMAND AND AVAILABILITY OF COAL

Ministry of Power POWER SUPPLY, PEAK DEMAND AND AVAILABILITY OF COAL

Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 4:18PM by PIB Delhi There is adequate availability of power in the country. Present installed generation capacity of the country is 524 GW (as on 28th February, 2026). Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 299.87 GW of fresh generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient.

Country had successfully met the all-time maximum demand of 250 GW in Financial Year (FY) 2024-25.

The details of ‘Power Supply Position’ in terms of peak demand and energy requirement of country for last three FY and the current FY 2025-26 (upto February, 2026) are given at Table-1. The state- wise ‘Power Supply Position’ in terms of energy for last three financial years and the current financial year i.e.

FY 2025-26 (up to February, 2026) is given at Table-2 . The ‘energy supplied’ & ‘peak demand’ met has been commensurate with the ‘energy requirement’ & ‘peak demand’ with only a marginal gap which is generally on account of constraints in the State transmission / distribution network.

As on 22.03.2026, the coal stock available with coal-based plants in the country is around 58.2 Million Tonnes (MTs), which is sufficient to run the plants for an average of 19 days at 85% Plant Load Factor

(PLF).

Government of India has taken the following steps to meet the growing power demand in the coming

years:

1. Generation and Storage Planning: i. 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.

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

Further, following initiatives have also been undertaken: - Thermal capacities of around 18,160 MW have been commissioned since April 2023 till

31.01.2026. In addition, 38,745 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 are due for construction. Also, 24,020 MW of coal and lignite-based candidate capacity has been identified which is at various stages of planning in the country.

(B) 12,723.50 MW of Hydro Electric Projects are under construction till 31.01.2026.

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 till 31.01.2026 and targeted to be completed by 2029-30. 7,000 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under various stages of planning and approval.

(D) 1,54,830 MW Renewable Capacity including 64,670 MW of Solar, 6,490 MW of Wind and 59,990 MW Hybrid power is under construction till 31.01.2026 while 47,920 MW of Renewable Capacity including 35,440 MW of Solar and 10,080 MW Hybrid Power is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2029-30.

(E) In energy storage systems, as on 31.01.2026, 13,120 MW / 78,720 MWh Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction. Further, a total of 9,580 MW/57,480 MWh capacity of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are concurred and yet to be taken up for construction. As on

31.01.2026, 10,658.94 MW / 28739.32 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity are under construction, and 22,347.15 MW/ 69,836.70 MWh BESS capacity are under tendering stage.

2. Transmission Planning:

1. 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.In addition to the above, the Ministry of Power has issued guidelines dated 14.06.2024, 21.03.2025 and 15.12.2025 regarding the payment of compensation for Right of Way (RoW) for transmission lines, wherein the land rate has been linked to the prevailing market rate. These guidelines address the key challenges of RoW arising from landowners demanding higher compensation than the rates determined by the State Government.

3. 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 Surakshaevam 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 Day Ahead Market (GDAM) and Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) have 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.

Table-1 The details of actual Power Supply Position of the country for last three years and the current year i.e.

2025-26 (upto February, 2026) in terms of Energy and Peak Financial Energy Energy Energy not Peak Peak Demand not Year Requirement Supplied Supplied Demand Met 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 (upto 15,59,347 15,58,892 454 0.0 2,45,444 2,45,416 28 0.0 February,

2026) Table -2 Power Supply Position – Energy ( Figures in MU net ) State/ April, 2022 - March, 2023 April, 2023 - March, 2024System / 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 0.1 Dadra & 10,018 10,018 0 0.0 10,164 10,164 0 0.0 Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuGoa 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 Nicobar (#) Eastern 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 PradeshAssam 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 (#) Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems, power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and supply.

(##) Excludes energy exported to Bangladesh.

Note: Power Supply Position Report has been compiled based on the data furnished by State Utilities/ Electricity Departments.

Power Supply Position - Energy ( Figures in MU net ) State/ April, 2024 - March, 2025 April, 2025 - February, 2026 System / Energy Energy Energy not Energy Energy Energy Requirement Supplied Supplied Requirement Supplied not Supplied Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ( % ( MU ) ( MU ) ( ( % ) ) MU ) ) Chandigarh 1,952 1,952 0 0.0 1,765 1,764 1 0.0 Delhi 38,255 38,243 12 0.0 36,023 36,015 8 0.0 Haryana 70,149 70,120 30 0.0 65,694 65,629 65 0.1Himachal 13,566 13,526 40 0.3 12,600 12,556 44 0.3 Pradesh Jammu & 20,374 20,283 90 0.4 18,501 18,484 17 0.1 Kashmir Punjab 77,423 77,423 0 0.0 70,563 70,490 73 0.1 Rajasthan 1,13,833 1,13,529 304 0.3 1,02,187 1,02,187 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 1,65,090 1,64,786 304 0.2 1,51,573 1,51,548 26 0.0 Uttarakhand 16,770 16,727 43 0.3 15,290 15,236 54 0.4 Northern 5,18,869 5,17,917 952 0.2 4,75,646 4,75,360 286 0.1 Region Chhattisgarh 43,208 43,180 28 0.1 38,547 38,538 8 0.0 Gujarat 1,51,878 1,51,875 3 0.0 1,42,970 1,42,969 0 0.0 Madhya 1,04,445 1,04,312 133 0.1 94,890 94,879 10 0.0 Pradesh Maharashtra 2,01,816 2,01,757 59 0.0 1,83,454 1,83,446 9 0.0 Dadra & Nagar 10,852 10,852 0 0.0 10,251 10,251 0 0.0 Haveli and Daman & Diu Goa 5,411 5,411 0 0.0 4,943 4,943 0 0.0 Western 5,28,924 5,28,701 223 0.0 4,87,565 4,87,537 28 0.0 Region Andhra 79,028 79,025 3 0.0 73,109 73,102 7 0.0 Pradesh Telangana 88,262 88,258 4 0.0 77,291 77,283 8 0.0 Karnataka 92,450 92,446 4 0.0 85,519 85,509 11 0.0 Kerala 31,624 31,616 8 0.0 28,098 28,095 3 0.0Tamil Nadu 1,30,413 1,30,408 5 0.0 1,20,162 1,20,151 11 0.0 Puducherry 3,549 3,549 0 0.0 3,202 3,198 3 0.1 Lakshadweep 68 68 0 0.0 66 66 0 0.0 (#) Southern 4,25,373 4,25,349 24 0.0 3,87,426 3,87,383 43 0.0 Region Bihar 44,393 44,217 176 0.4 43,751 43,737 14 0.0 DVC 25,891 25,888 3 0.0 22,636 22,633 3 0.0 Jharkhand 15,203 15,126 77 0.5 14,121 14,116 5 0.0 Odisha 42,882 42,858 24 0.1 40,490 40,484 6 0.0 West Bengal 71,180 71,085 95 0.1 66,876 66,812 64 0.1 Sikkim 574 574 0 0.0 501 501 0 0.0 Andaman- 425 413 12 2.9 389 370 19 4.9 Nicobar (#) Eastern 2,00,180 1,99,806 374 0.2 1,88,432 1,88,339 93 0.0 Region Arunachal 1,050 1,050 0 0.0 1,098 1,097 0 0.0 Pradesh Assam 12,843 12,837 6 0.0 12,711 12,710 1 0.0 Manipur 1,079 1,068 10 0.9 1,082 1,079 3 0.2 Meghalaya 2,046 2,046 0 0.0 1,917 1,917 0 0.0 Mizoram 709 709 0 0.0 691 691 0 0.0 Nagaland 938 938 0 0.0 922 922 0 0.0 Tripura (##) 1,939 1,939 0 0.0 1,770 1,770 0 0.0North-Eastern 20,613 20,596 16 0.1 20,277 20,274 4 0.0 Region All India 16,93,959 16,92,369 1,590 0.1 15,59,347 15,58,892 454 0.0 (#) Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems, power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and supply.

(##) Excludes energy exported to Bangladesh.

Note: Power Supply Position Report has been compiled based on the data furnished by State Utilities/ Electricity Departments.

This Information was given by The Minister of State in the Ministry Of Power , Shri Shripad Naik, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. ********* NR/ MD/AP (Release ID: 2246901) Visitor Counter : 197