Actual electricity generation · 2025-26
17%of total generation comes from new renewable sources
New renewables account for 42% of installed capacity, revealing the gap between capacity and actual generation.
STATE OF ENERGY
New renewables grow fastest
New renewable sources account for 42% of India’s installed power generation capacity, but currently contribute only 17% to actual electricity generation. Their optimal contribution to the country’s total energy mix is projected at 32% by 2030.
Highlights
Renewable growth
+270%
growth in generation from new renewable sources between 2016-17 and 2025-26.
Household cooking
13
states/UTs where biomass fuels form over 50% of rural households’ primary cooking energy use.
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Installed capacity v actual generation
Compare the source mix in 2025-26. Figures are rounded as in the source visual.
New renewable capacity42%
New renewable generation17%
Optimal mix by 203032%
32%new renewables by 2030
Fossil fuelsOld renewable sourcesNew renewable sources
New renewables grow fastest in India’s power mix
Electricity generation rose by 601,295.13 million units—or 49%—between 2016-17 and 2025-26.
313,435million units increase through fossil fuels
62,054million units increase through old renewable sources
225,807million units increase through new renewable sources
Source-wise share in total generation
Fossil fuelOld renewable energyNew renewable energy
Tilt towards new renewable source
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu stand out among major power-generating states, with new renewables contributing more than 30% to total generation.
Total generation
Fossil fuelOld renewableNew renewable
States/UTs ranked by new renewable share
Nearly half of rural households use solid fuels
Primary cooking energy use, showing biomass-based fuels against LPG, natural gas and biogas.
Rural India
Biomass fuels 46.7%LPG 49.4%
Urban India
Biomass fuels 3.7%LPG 89.0%
State/UT cooking energy mix
Select a state/UT to compare rural and urban biomass-based fuel reliance.
Rural biomass fuels
Urban biomass fuels
Firewood, chips, crop residue and dung cakeLPG, natural gas and bio gas