India has 1,589 power plants in this atlas, with 316,089 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is VINDH_CHAL STPS (4,760 MW, coal; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are solar, coal and hydro. Grid operators listed here include Grid Controller of India. Electricity is regulated by CERC and Forum of Regulators. Renewables supplied 19.8% of its electricity in 2024.
Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.
Reporting scope: 2024 national generation comparison.
Non-fossil capacity is not the generation share
The IEA's 2024 comparison places coal at nearly three-quarters of India's electricity supply and renewables above one-fifth, with smaller nuclear and gas contributions. Compare annual energy production, rather than renewable installation counts or MW ratings, to understand the mix.
India's Central Electricity Authority publishes annual electricity statistics and separate monthly performance reports. Check the period specified in the underlying table before comparing it with this atlas's calendar-year electricity charts. A report edition, a monthly release and the year of an observation need not be the same date.
Coal supplies about 70% of power, with rapid solar and wind growth. Power exchanges such as IEX trade day-ahead and real-time; retail tariffs are set by state commissions.
Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.
What does “Wholesale market” mean?
Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.
GRID-INDIA operates national and regional dispatch centres. State load dispatch centres, transmission owners and additional power exchanges have separate roles.
References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.
India is in Southern Asia. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.
Capital
New Delhi
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil
Region
Southern Asia
Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.
The source inventory contains 1,589 records for India. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.
Inventory coverage
1,589 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 1,589 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
