The total installed power generation capacity in India as on October 31, 2023, is 425,535.52 MW with sector wise & type wise break up as given below.[1]
For the state wise installed power generation capacity, refer to States of India by installed power capacity.
Installed power station capacity in India as of October 31, 2023
Sector
Thermal (MW)
Nuclear (MW)
Hydro (MW)
Renewable (MW)
Total (MW)
Coal
Lignite
Gas
Diesel
Sub-total thermal
Central
66560
3640
7237.91
0.00
77437.91
7480
15664.72
1632.30
102214.93
State
67317.5
1150
7012.05
280.31
75759.86
0
27254.45
2518.61
105532.93
Private
72948
1830
10788.24
308.89
85875.14
0
3931.00
127981.52
217787.66
All India
206825.5
6620
25038.21
589.20
239072.91
7480
46850.17
132132.44
425535.52
Percentage
48.60
1.56
5.88
0.14
56.18
1.76
11.01
31.05
100
Hydroelectric power plants with ≤ 25 MW generation capacity are included in Renewable category (classified as SHP - Small Hydro Project) .
The break up of renewable energy sources (RES) is:
Solar power (72,018.04 MW)
Wind power (44,292.38 MW)
Biomass/cogeneration (10,261.81 MW)
Small hydro (4,986.75 MW)
Waste-to-energy (573.46 MW)
The following lists name many of the utility power stations in India.[2]
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant with installed capacity of 2,000 MW. This station may be expanded to 6,800 MW capacity.
^"Location wise regional summary of all India installed capacity (IN MW) of power stations as on 31/10/2023" (PDF). National Power Portal, GoI. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^"Complete list of working utility power stations in India" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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