Power generation capacity in India FY 1992-2023

Published by
Madhumitha Jaganmohan,
Oct 28, 2024

In financial year 2023, the power generation capacity of India rose to nearly 416 gigawatts. Thereby, the growth in generation capacity from the previous years continues. Between 1992 and 2022, the electricity capacity in the country experienced a five-fold increase.

Power generation capacity across India in selected financial years from 1992 to 2023 (in gigawatts)

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Release date

March 2024

Region

India

Survey time period

FY 1992 to FY 2023

Special properties

FY 2023 values are provisional

Supplementary notes

India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2020 started in April 2019 and ended in March 2020.

Figures prior to 2016 were taken from the Central Electricity Authority's (CEA) report Revamping Project Management, published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) of the Government of India in 2019.

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