India · generation mix · today
244.3 GW generated right now — 22% from clean sources
Wind, solar, hydro and nuclear vs thermal and gas, sampled through the day. 699 readings since 00:03 IST.
- Thermal 184.6 GW
- Gas 5.7 GW
- Nuclear 7.1 GW
- Hydro 28.9 GW
- Wind 18.1 GW
- Solar 0.0 GW
India · clean power share · today
22% of India's power is clean right now
Renewables + hydro + nuclear vs coal and gas. It peaks at 47% around 11:23 (solar midday) and bottoms near 18% at 05:21 when the sun's down and fossil ramps up.
India · demand met · today
246.7 GW drawn from the grid right now
Peak 249.6 GW · low 203.5 GW across 746 readings since 00:03 IST.
India · demand · by state, live
222 GW drawn across the states right now
Uttar Pradesh leads at 29.1 GW, then Maharashtra (28.6 GW) and Gujarat ( 22.9 GW). Per person, though, Goa draws the most — 435 W each. And per ₹ of output, Uttar Pradesh's economy is the most power-hungry.
India · import dependence · by state
100% of Arunachal Pradesh's power is imported right now
Some states lean hard on the national grid; others run on their own plants. Himachal Pradesh imports the least at 3% of its demand.
India · cost of power · by state
₹3.37/unit in Haryana — the costliest power
8 states dispatched through the merit order · cheapest ₹2.12/unit in Himachal Pradesh. Grey states reported no merit-order dispatch.
- ₹3.37 Haryana
- ₹3.09 West Bengal
- ₹3.03 Rajasthan
- ₹2.77 Kerala
- ₹2.33 Maharashtra
- ₹2.29 Punjab
- ₹2.27 Sikkim
- ₹2.12 Himachal Pradesh
India · monitored fleet · live
263.2 GW of the fleet is online right now
82.1% of the 320.6 GW centrally-monitored fleet is generating · 49.0 GW in maintenance · 8.3 GW shut down. FY generation 340 TWh, up 4.7% on last year.
- Online 263.2 GW · 82.1%
- Under maintenance 49.0 GW · 15.3%
- Shut down 8.3 GW · 2.6%
India · capacity headroom
54% spare capacity over the all-time peak
543.0 GW installed against a record peak demand of 247.9 GW — the cushion the grid runs on.
India · generation vs plan · today
-6.7% below the day's plan
What the grid actually generated against what was scheduled, so far today.
India · renewable mix
157.0 GW Solar — 68% of the total
Where India's renewable capacity sits — solar now dwarfs the rest.
- Solar 157.0 GW · 68%
- Wind 56.8 GW · 25%
- Hydro + bio 16.9 GW · 7%
India · thermal fuel
230.8 GW Coal — 92% of the total
What the thermal fleet burns — coal still carries the base load.
- Coal 230.8 GW · 92%
- Gas 20.1 GW · 8%
- Other thermal 0.6 GW · 0%
India · who owns capacity
286.2 GW Private — 53% of the total
Private, state and central shares of installed capacity.
- Private 286.2 GW · 53%
- State 130.7 GW · 24%
- Central 126.1 GW · 23%
India · installed capacity · since 1947
532.7 GW of installed capacity today
Up from 1.4 GW in 1947 — a 391× rise across 79 years.
- Thermal 249.3 GW
- Hydro 51.4 GW
- Nuclear 8.8 GW
- Renewables 223.3 GW
India · electricity use · by sector
1541 TWh consumed in 2023-24
Industry is the biggest draw at 42% — up from 4 TWh across all sectors in 1947.
- Industry 641 TWh
- Agriculture 275 TWh
- Domestic 369 TWh
- Commercial 129 TWh
- Railways 34 TWh
- Other 93 TWh