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The Ministry of Power told the Rajya Sabha that India's installed generation capacity is projected to reach 874 GW by 2031-32.
As on 30 June 2026 installed capacity stood at 5,48,858 MW, of which non-fossil sources accounted for 54.18%.
The non-fossil share is already above India's Nationally Determined Contribution target of 50% by 2030.
At least 80 GW of coal-based capacity is planned by 2031-32, alongside 15,870 MW of pumped storage and 15,754 MW of battery storage under construction.
Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses fell from 21.91% in FY21 to 15.04% in FY25.
Installed capacity is the maximum power that generating stations could supply at a given moment if everything ran at full output. Actual generation depends on how many hours each source runs. This is why India's non-fossil capacity share crossing 54% does not mean 54% of electricity comes from clean sources: solar plants generate only in daylight and wind only when wind blows, while a coal plant can run around the clock. The gap between the two numbers is the reason storage matters. Pumped storage projects and battery energy storage systems shift surplus renewable output from the middle of the day to the evening peak, which is what converts installed renewable capacity into dependable supply.
Simple Analogy: Installed capacity is the size of a tap; generation is how much water actually flows. A very wide tap that is open only six hours a day delivers less than a narrow one left running.
India pledged 500 GW of non-fossil capacity and 50% of energy requirements from renewables by 2030, along with net zero by 2070.
India's updated NDC includes 50% cumulative installed capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030 — a target already exceeded at 54.18%.
PSPs use surplus power to pump water uphill and release it through turbines at peak hours, functioning as large-scale storage without batteries.
Distribution reform schemes aimed at exactly the AT&C loss problem cited in these figures.
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The maximum electrical power generating stations can supply at a given time, measured in MW or GW.
Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses — electricity lost in transmission and distribution plus that billed but not collected.
A hydro facility that pumps water to an upper reservoir using surplus power and generates from it during peak demand.
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Units for measuring transmission line length and transformation capacity respectively.