Author: PPD Team Date: August 14, 2025
The table below shows peak demand and average demand of electric power in the country during the last three years (All figures in MW).
Source: Rajya Sabha questions
Author: PPD Team Date: January 6, 2025 Year-end review: Power transmission and distribution in India National Electricity Plan 2023-2032 The Government of India has finalized the National Electricity Plan for the period 2023-2032 to address a projected peak demand of 458 GW by 2032, with an estimated total investment of Rs 9.15 trillion. In the new plan, the transmission network will grow from 491,000 ckm in 2024 to 648,000 ckm by 2032, while transformation capacity…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 6, 2025 India’s total installed power generation capacity surged by 83.8%, increasing from 249 GW as of March 31, 2014, to 457 GW as of November 30, 2024. Here are the highlights of the power generation sector in 2024: Renewable Energy Expansion Since April 2014, 129 GW of renewable energy capacity, including large hydro, has been added. This includes: 91 GW of solar power 27 GW of wind power 3.2…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 29, 2024 Renewable Energy Capacity and Production (On-Grid and Off-Grid) In 2023, total global renewable energy capacity reached 3,864,522 MW, up from 1,698,295 MW in 2014, a more than twofold increase. Africa has also experienced growth, with a capacity of 62,066 MW in 2023, up from 32,511 MW in 2014. Countries like Angola, Ethiopia, and South Africa have led this surge, each achieving notable renewable capacity expansions. Angola, for example,…
Author: PPD Team Date: April 15, 2025 Since FY 2014-15, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has carried out street light installations across the following States and Union Territories, with the state-wise installation details recorded as of March 31, 2025 shown below: So far, the 2015 launched Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) has installed 13.1 million LED streetlights. As a result, 8.8 billion kWh of electricity has been saved, leading to approximately Rs 61.78 billion in…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 10, 2025 All-India month-wise renewable energy capacity addition from Oct 2024 to Sep 2025. Source: MNRE’s Akshay Urja data.
Author: PPD Team Date: April 7, 2025 This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Lok Sabha.