India's renewable energy capacity reaches 195,013 MW in June

The total installed power capacity also increased from 248,554 MW to 446,190 MW.

India’s renewable energy capacity has surged from 75,519 MW in March 2014 to 195,013 MW in June 2024, according to the Ministry of Power. 

The total installed power capacity has also increased from 248,554 MW to 446,190 MW over the same period, with coal-based power growing from 139,663 MW to 210,969 MW.

The government said the national grid has also been upgraded, adding 195,181 circuit kilometers of transmission lines, 730,794 MVA of transformation capacity, and 82,790 MW of inter-regional capacity. This has connected the entire country into a single grid capable of transferring 118,740 MW, making it one of the largest unified grids globally.

Additionally, aggregate technical and commercial losses have decreased from 22.62% in 2013-14 to 15.40% in 2022-23, and payments to generation companies have dropped from $16.96b (INR139,947) to $4.19m (INR35,119). Subsidy payments to distribution companies  are current.

Under various schemes, including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development (IPDS) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- (SAUBHAGYA), 18,374 villages have been electrified, and 2.86 crore households have received electricity connections. 

Power availability in rural areas has risen from 12.5 hours per day in 2015 to 21.9 hours in 2024, whilst urban areas receive an average of 23.4 hours of electricity daily.