India’s total installed power generation capacity stood at 542.35 GW as of May 31, 2026, with non-fossil fuel sources accounting for a larger share than fossil fuel-based capacity, according to the latest data from the Central Electricity Authority.
The CEA data shows that non-fossil fuel capacity stood at 291.53 GW, making up 53.75% of the country’s total installed capacity.
Fossil fuel-based capacity stood at 250.83 GW, or 46.25% of the total.
Coal, however, remained the single largest source of installed power capacity in the country at 223.50 GW, accounting for 41.21% of the total.
Gas-based capacity stood at 20.12 GW, lignite at 6.62 GW, and diesel at 589 MW.
Among non-fossil sources, solar continued to lead with 157.05 GW of installed capacity, making up 28.96% of India’s total power capacity.
Wind capacity stood at 56.81 GW, while hydro, including pumped storage projects, was at 51.96 GW. Nuclear power capacity stood at 8.78 GW.
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The data also shows that renewable energy sources, including hydro, together accounted for 282.75 GW, or 52.13% of the country’s installed capacity.
Wind, solar and other renewable energy sources together stood at 230.78 GW.
During May 2026, India added a net 5,089.79 MW of capacity. This included 1,900 MW from conventional sources and 3,189.79 MW from renewable energy sources.
The conventional capacity additions during the month included NHPC’s Subansiri Lower Unit-4 of 250 MW, JSW’s Tidong-I Unit-1 of 50 MW, PVUNL’s Patratu TPS Unit-2 of 800 MW, and TGGENCO’s Yadadri TPS Unit-3 of 800 MW.
Region-wise, the Western Region had the highest installed capacity at 186.68 GW, followed by the Northern Region at 157.40 GW and the Southern Region at 151.28 GW.
The Eastern Region accounted for 40.48 GW, while the North-Eastern Region stood at 6.35 GW.
The private sector continued to account for the largest share of India’s installed capacity at 286.18 GW.
State sector capacity stood at 130.75 GW, while central sector capacity was 125.43 GW.
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