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India has added 52,537 megawatts (MW) of energy procreation from each sources combined successful the ongoing fiscal twelvemonth until January 31, the Union Ministry of Power said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026). This translates to an summation of much than 11% to the full installed capableness of the state astatine extremity of the erstwhile fiscal year.
“This [also] marks the highest ever capableness summation successful a azygous year, surpassing the erstwhile grounds of 34,054 MW achieved during FY 2024–25,” it stated.
Of the full procreation capableness added successful the ongoing fiscal year, 39,657 MW dwell of that from renewable vigor sources. This is inclusive of 34,955 MW centred connected star powerfulness and 4,613 MW connected upwind power.
With the addition, arsenic connected extremity of January, according to the ministry, India commands a full powerfulness procreation capableness of 5,20, 510.95 MW. Of the same, astir 48%, oregon 2,48,541.62 MW, is based connected fossil fuels.
Generation capableness centred connected renewable sources correspond astir 50.5% of the wide capableness astatine 263,189.33 MW, whilst atomic commands astir 1.6% astatine 8,780 MW.
