{ "format": "india-by-the-numbers.series.v1", "id": "economy/electricity", "name": "Electricity generation", "hub": "Economy", "topic": "Energy", "moduleIds": [ "electricity" ], "url": "https://data.indiadispatch.com/economy/electricity-generation", "period": "August 2026", "periodKey": "2026-08", "latest": { "formattedValue": "144,161.76 GWh" }, "source": { "name": "Central Electricity Authority", "url": "https://cea.nic.in/" }, "numericValue": 144161.76, "unit": "GWh", "measure": "generation_gwh", "cadence": "Monthly", "version": "c4499b2a344b851774a9a0da651a8fddc701ab6f7042902ce4a3705b1b3f202d", "dateModified": "2026-10-05T05:33:24.257Z", "coverage": "2020-01/2026-08", "notes": [ "The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.", "Gross generation from stations above 25 MW. The CEA report excludes renewable energy sources and is not a measure of total electricity demand." ], "license": { "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "scope": "India Dispatch's original compiled tables and editorial text" }, "sourceRights": "Underlying source publishers retain their own rights. This license does not grant rights to publisher documents, branding or other third-party material.", "attribution": "India by the numbers, Electricity generation, August 2026, https://data.indiadispatch.com/economy/electricity-generation. Source: Central Electricity Authority.", "valueRepresentation": "Table cells are the publication's formatted observations, with units retained. Missing observations are not zero. 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"September 2023", "130,538.47 GWh", "119,995.52 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2023-10", "cells": [ "October 2023", "133,501.13 GWh", "109,501.11 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2023-11", "cells": [ "November 2023", "114,729.25 GWh", "108,444.01 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2023-12", "cells": [ "December 2023", "115,946.77 GWh", "115,503.39 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-01", "cells": [ "January 2024", "128,025.02 GWh", "118,620.88 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-02", "cells": [ "February 2024", "118,785.82 GWh", "111,523.05 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-03", "cells": [ "March 2024", "129,965.03 GWh", "120,202.5 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-04", "cells": [ "April 2024", "136,326.8 GWh", "123,873.09 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-05", "cells": [ "May 2024", "145,080.5 GWh", "126,601.66 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-06", "cells": [ "June 2024", "139,830.54 GWh", "127,382.73 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-07", "cells": [ "July 2024", "134,935.87 GWh", "126,313.02 GWh" ] }, { "id": "2024-08", "cells": [ "August 2024", "132,433.27 GWh", "137,594.36 GWh" ] }, { "id": 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