Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Progress in Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Arun Govil

THE MINISTER OF POWER

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.87 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

PROGRESS IN POWER GENERATION

†*87.   SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the country has made tremendous progress in power generation and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there has also been a significant progress in the generation of solar power, wind power and hydropower as well as research in hydrogen-based fuels in addition to coal-based electricity and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether cities are being provided with round the clock electricity supply at present and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the need for round the clock electricity is also being felt in rural and semi-urban  areas  in  view  of  the  development  of  rural  areas  and  ever-increasing electricity production and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to provide round the clock power supply in rural  and  semi-urban  areas  after  augmentation  of  power  generation  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

A N S W E R

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87 FOR REPLY ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING PROGRESS IN POWER GENERATION ASKED BY SHRI ARUN GOVIL.

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(a) & (b) : There has been a significant progress in overall installed power generation capacity  including  solar  power,  wind  power  and  hydro  power  in  the  country.  The details of installed power generation capacity for the last five (5) financial years (FYs) and the current financial year 2025-26 (up to December 2025) are given at Annexure.

The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  implementing  the National Green Hydrogen Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in January, 2023, to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. Further, MNRE has awarded twenty-three (23) projects to various research institutions  for  research,  innovation  and  development  on  specific  topics  covering hydrogen production, applications and safety. In addition, a lab scale green hydrogen pilot project has been commissioned at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru for production of green hydrogen through biomass route.

Significant progress has been made under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) since its inception:

- i. Incentives have been awarded for 8,62,000 Metric Tonnes per Annum (MTPA) of Green Hydrogen production.
- ii. Prices have been discovered by Solar Energy Corporation India (SECI) for the production  and  supply  of  7,24,000  MTPA  of  Green  Ammonia  (a  derivative  of Green Hydrogen) to various fertilizer units across the country. These discovered prices are some of the lowest in the world with Weighted Average Price of Rs. 53.27 per kilogram.
- iii. Projects have been awarded for the production and supply of 20,000 MTPA of Green Hydrogen to IOCL, BPCL and HPCL Refineries.
- iv. To develop the bunkering and refuelling facilities for Green Hydrogen and its derivatives, V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority has awarded a project for the development of bunkering and refuelling facility.
- v. Four  projects  have  been  sanctioned  to  be  developed  as  Hydrogen  Valley Innovation Clusters (HVICs), viz., JHV Innovation, Odisha Hydrogen Valley, Pune Hydrogen Valley and Kerala HVIC.
- vi. Kandla, Paradip and Tuticorin ports have been identified to be developed as Green Hydrogen hubs.

In  addition  to  above,  NTPC  Green  Energy  Limited  (NGEL),  a  wholly  owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd., is also in the process of setting up a Green Hydrogen Hub in the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  to  produce  Green  Hydrogen  for  production  of  Green Chemicals (Ammonia, Methanol, Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Green Urea). A pilot project for demonstration of methanol firing (instead of Naphtha) at NTPC Kayamkulam Gas Plant in Kerala has been awarded by NTPC Ltd to BHEL.

(c) to (e):   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. The 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

Electricity being a concurrent subject, the supply and distribution of electricity to the various categories of consumers/areas/districts/cities in a State/UT is within the purview  of  the  respective  State  Government/Power  Utility.  Making  arrangement  of appropriate quantum of power from various sources for providing adequate power to all consumers/areas/districts/cities is the responsibility of the concerned distribution licensees. The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments by establishing power plants in Central Sector through Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs).  Government of India has also supplemented the efforts of the States through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) etc., to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable power supply to all households. 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 were electrified during DDUGJY. Under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA, as reported by all States, electrification of all willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. Government  of  India  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme (RDSS) in July 2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply  to  consumers  through  a  financially  sustainable  and  operationally  efficient distribution Sector. Under the scheme, financial assistance is being provided to the Distribution Utilities (excluding Private Sector Utilities) for loss reduction infrastructure works and smart metering works.  Projects worth Rs. 1.53 lakh crore for loss reduction infrastructure and Rs. 1.31 lakh crore for smart metering works have been  sanctioned  which  would  help  to  improve  the  reliability  and  quality  of  power supply in the country. With collective efforts of Centre and States/UTs, the average hours of electricity supply in rural areas has increased from 12.5 hours in 2014 to 22.6 hours in 2025, and in urban areas from 22.1 hours in 2014 to 23.4 hours in 2025.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 87 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING PROGRESS IN POWER GENERATION ***********

The details of installed power generation capacity for the last five (5) financial years (FYs) and the current financial year 2025-26 (up to December 2025):

|                              |                              | 2019-20 (as on 31.03.2020)   | 2020-21 (as on 31.03.2021)   | 2020-21 (as on 31.03.2021)   | 2020-21 (as on 31.03.2021)   | 2021-22 (as on 31.03.2022)   | 2021-22 (as on 31.03.2022)   | 2021-22 (as on 31.03.2022)   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Fuel                         | Fuel                         | Capacity (MW)                | Capacity (MW)                | %Share                       | %Growth w.r.t Previous Year  | Capacity (MW)                | %Share                       | %Growth w.r.t Previous Year  |
| THERMAL                      | COAL                         | 1,98,524.50                  | 2,02,674.50                  | 52.8                         | 2.0                          | 2,04,079.50                  | 51.08                        | 0.69                         |
| THERMAL                      | DIESEL                       | 509.71                       | 509.71                       | 0.13                         | 0.0                          | 509.71                       | 0.13                         | 0.00                         |
| THERMAL                      | LIGNITE                      | 6,610.00                     | 6,620.00                     | 1.73                         | 0.15                         | 6,620.00                     | 1.66                         | 0.00                         |
| THERMAL                      | NATURAL GAS                  | 24,955.36                    | 24,924.01                    | 6.50                         | -0.13                        | 24,899.51                    | 6.23                         | -0.10                        |
| THERMAL Total                | THERMAL Total                | 2,30,599.57                  | 2,34,728.22                  | 61.20                        | 1.79                         | 2,36,108.72                  | 59.10                        | 0.59                         |
| NUCLEAR                      | NUCLEAR                      | 6,780.00                     | 6,780.00                     | 1.77                         | 0.00                         | 6,780.00                     | 1.70                         | 0.00                         |
| TOTAL [Conventional]         | TOTAL [Conventional]         | 2,37,379.57                  | 2,41,508.22                  | 62.97                        | 1.74                         | 2,42,888.72                  | 60.80                        | 0.57                         |
| RES (excluding Large Hydro)  | WIND                         | 37,743.75                    | 39,247.05                    | 10.23                        | 3.98                         | 40,357.58                    | 10.10                        | 2.83                         |
|                              | SOLAR                        | 35,607.24                    | 41,236.02                    | 10.75                        | 15.81                        | 53,996.54                    | 13.52                        | 30.95                        |
|                              | BM Power/Cogen.              | 9,875.31                     | 10,145.92                    | 2.65                         | 2.74                         | 10,205.61                    | 2.55                         | 0.59                         |
|                              | Waste to Energy              | 345.84                       | 387.59                       | 0.10                         | 12.07                        | 476.75                       | 0.12                         | 23.00                        |
|                              | SMALL HYDRO (*)              | 4,683.16                     | 4,786.81                     | 1.25                         | 2.21                         | 4,848.90                     | 1.21                         | 1.30                         |
| Large Hydro (including PSPs) | Large Hydro (including PSPs) | 45,699.22                    | 46,209.22                    | 12.05                        | 1.12                         | 46,722.52                    | 11.70                        | 1.11                         |
| TOTAL [Renewable]            | TOTAL [Renewable]            | 1,33,954.52                  | 1,42,012.61                  | 37.03                        | 6.02                         | 1,56,607.90                  | 39.20                        | 10.28                        |
| GRAND TOTAL                  | GRAND TOTAL                  | 3,71,334.08                  | 3,83,520.82                  | 100.00                       | 3.28                         | 3,99,496.61                  | 100.00                       | 4.17                         |

*:- Small Hydro capacity refers to the hydro power stations of capacity upto 25 MW. **:- Large Hydro Capacity refers to the hydro power stations of capacity 25 MW and

above.

The details of installed power generation capacity for the last five (5) financial years (FYs) and the current financial year 2025-26 (up to December 2025):

2023-24

|                                   |                                   | 2022-23 (as on 31.03.2023)   | 2022-23 (as on 31.03.2023)   | 2022-23 (as on 31.03.2023)   | 2023-24 (as on 31.03.2024)   | 2023-24 (as on 31.03.2024)   | 2023-24 (as on 31.03.2024)    |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                                   | Fuel                              | Capacity (MW)                | %Share                       | % Growth w.r.t Previous Year | Capacity (MW)                | %Share                       | % Growth w.r.t Previou s Year |
|                                   | COAL                              | 2,05,235.50                  | 49.33                        | 0.57                         | 2,10,969.46                  | 47.73                        | 2.79                          |
|                                   | DIESEL                            | 589.20                       | 0.14                         | 15.60                        | 589.20                       | 0.13                         | 0.00                          |
|                                   | LIGNITE                           | 6,620.00                     | 1.59                         | 0.00                         | 6,620.00                     | 1.50                         | 0.00                          |
|                                   | NATURAL GAS                       | 24,824.21                    | 5.97                         | -0.30                        | 25,038.21                    | 5.67                         | 0.86                          |
| THERMAL Total                     | THERMAL Total                     | 2,37,268.91                  | 57.03                        | 0.49                         | 2,43,216.87                  | 55.03                        | 2.51                          |
| NUCLEAR                           | NUCLEAR                           | 6,780.00                     | 1.63                         | 0.00                         | 8,180.00                     | 1.85                         | 20.65                         |
| TOTAL [Conventional]              | TOTAL [Conventional]              | 2,44,048.91                  | 58.66                        | 0.48                         | 2,51,396.87                  | 56.88                        | 3.01                          |
|                                   | WIND                              | 42,633.13                    | 10.25                        | 5.64                         | 45,886.51                    | 10.38                        | 7.63                          |
|                                   | SOLAR                             | 66,780.34                    | 16.05                        | 23.68                        | 81,813.60                    | 18.51                        | 22.51                         |
|                                   | BM Power/Cogen.                   | 10,248.01                    | 2.46                         | 0.42                         | 10,355.35                    | 2.34                         | 1.05                          |
|                                   | Waste to Energy                   | 554.03                       | 0.13                         | 16.21                        | 585.80                       | 0.13                         | 5.73                          |
|                                   | SMALL HYDRO (*)                   | 4,944.30                     | 1.19                         | 1.97                         | 5,003.25                     | 1.13                         | 1.19                          |
| Large Hydro (including PSPs) (**) | Large Hydro (including PSPs) (**) | 46,850.17                    | 11.26                        | 0.27                         | 46,928.17                    | 10.62                        | 0.17                          |
| TOTAL [Renewable]                 | TOTAL [Renewable]                 | 1,72,009.98                  | 41.34                        | 9.83                         | 1,90,572.68                  | 43.12                        | 10.79                         |
| GRAND TOTAL                       | GRAND TOTAL                       | 4,16,058.89                  | 100.0 0                      | 4.15                         | 4,41,969.55                  | 100.00                       | 6.23                          |

*:- Small Hydro capacity refers to the hydro power stations of capacity upto 25 MW. **:- Large Hydro Capacity refers to the hydro power stations of capacity 25 MW and above.

The details of installed power generation capacity for the last five (5) financial years (FYs) and the current financial year 2025-26 (up to December 2025):

2025-26

|                        |                      | 2024-25 (as on 31.03.2025)   | 2024-25 (as on 31.03.2025)   | 2024-25 (as on 31.03.2025)   | 2025-26 (as on 31.12.2025)   | 2025-26 (as on 31.12.2025)   | 2025-26 (as on 31.12.2025)   |
|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                        |                      | Capacity (MW)                | %Share                       | %Growth w.r.t Previous Year  | Capacity (MW)                | %Share                       | %Growth w.r.t 31.03.2025     |
|                        | COAL                 | 2,15,193.00                  | 45.28                        | 2.00                         | 2,19,610.00                  | 42.75                        | 2.05                         |
|                        | DIESEL               | 589.20                       | 0.12                         | 0.00                         | 589.20                       | 0.11                         | 0.00                         |
|                        | LIGNITE              | 6,620.00                     | 1.39                         | 0.00                         | 6,620.00                     | 1.29                         | 0.00                         |
|                        | NATURAL GAS          | 24,533.26                    | 5.16                         | -2.02                        | 20,122.42                    | 3.92                         | -17.98                       |
| THERMAL Total          | THERMAL Total        | 2,46,935.46                  | 51.96                        | 1.53                         | 2,46,941.62                  | 48.07                        | 0.00                         |
| NUCLEAR                | NUCLEAR              | 8,180.00                     | 1.72                         | 0.00                         | 8,780.00                     | 1.71                         | 7.33                         |
| TOTAL [Conventional]   | TOTAL [Conventional] | 2,55,115.46                  | 53.68                        | 1.48                         | 2,55,721.62                  | 49.78                        | 0.24                         |
|                        | WIND                 | 50,037.82                    | 10.53                        | 9.05                         | 54,510.93                    | 10.61                        | 8.94                         |
|                        | SOLAR                | 1,05,646.49                  | 22.23                        | 29.13                        | 1,35,809.94                  | 26.44                        | 28.55                        |
|                        | BM Power/Cogen.      | 10,743.11                    | 2.26                         | 3.74                         | 10,757.31                    | 2.09                         | 0.13                         |
|                        | Waste to Energy      | 840.21                       | 0.18                         | 43.43                        | 856.62                       | 0.17                         | 1.95                         |
|                        | SMALL HYDRO (*)      | 5,100.55                     | 1.07                         | 1.94                         | 5,158.61                     | 1.00                         | 1.14                         |
| Large Hydro (including | PSPs)                | 47,728.16                    | 10.04                        | 1.70                         | 50,914.66                    | 9.91                         | 6.68                         |
| TOTAL [Renewable]      | TOTAL [Renewable]    | 2,20,096.34                  | 46.32                        | 15.49                        | 2,58,008.07                  | 50.22                        | 17.23                        |
| GRAND TOTAL            | GRAND TOTAL          | 4,75,211.80                  | 100.00                       | 7.52                         | 5,13,729.69                  | 100.00                       | 8.11                         |

*:- Small Hydro capacity refers to the hydro power stations of capacity upto 25 MW. **:- Large Hydro Capacity refers to the hydro power stations of capacity 25 MW and above.

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