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India’s Record Power Capacity Addition

📅 Published 17 Feb 2026 · February 2026

India’s Record Power Capacity Addition

52,537 MW added in first 10 months of FY26 (up from 34,054 MW FY25).
Breakdown:
Renewables: 39,657 MW (solar, wind, small hydro, bio).
Conventional: Thermal (8,810 MW), Hydro (3,370 MW), Nuclear (700 MW).


Total capacity: ~521 GW; non-fossil surpasses fossil fuel.
Targets: 74 GW energy storage by 2031-32, 5 MT green hydrogen by 2030.

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