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Electricity generation

Electricity generation: 144,161.76 GWh in August 2026

144,161.76 GWh

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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.

Publication cadence: Monthly. Missing observations are not zero.

Electricity generation · Generation gwh

Electricity generation · Generation gwh: 80 observations shown, from 2020-01 through 2026-08.

Electricity generation · Generation gwh. Latest shown reading: 144 TWh in 2026-08.
Electricity generation · Generation gwh, observations in the selected range
PeriodElectricity in terawatt-hours
2020-01103 TWh
2020-02101 TWh
2020-0396 TWh
2020-0481 TWh
2020-0597 TWh
2020-06100 TWh
2020-07108 TWh
2020-08103 TWh
2020-09110 TWh
2020-10108 TWh
2020-1195 TWh
2020-12104 TWh
2021-01109 TWh
2021-02101 TWh
2021-03119 TWh
2021-04115 TWh
2021-05104 TWh
2021-06106 TWh
2021-07116 TWh
2021-08121 TWh
2021-09108 TWh
2021-10111 TWh
2021-1197 TWh
2021-12106 TWh
2022-01108 TWh
2022-02104 TWh
2022-03124 TWh
2022-04127 TWh
2022-05125 TWh
2022-06124 TWh
2022-07119 TWh
2022-08122 TWh
2022-09120 TWh
2022-10110 TWh
2022-11108 TWh
2022-12116 TWh
2023-01119 TWh
2023-02112 TWh
2023-03120 TWh
2023-04124 TWh
2023-05127 TWh
2023-06127 TWh
2023-07126 TWh
2023-08138 TWh
2023-09131 TWh
2023-10134 TWh
2023-11115 TWh
2023-12116 TWh
2024-01128 TWh
2024-02119 TWh
2024-03130 TWh
2024-04136 TWh
2024-05145 TWh
2024-06140 TWh
2024-07135 TWh
2024-08132 TWh
2024-09129 TWh
2024-10134 TWh
2024-11118 TWh
2024-12121 TWh
2025-01126 TWh
2025-02122 TWh
2025-03136 TWh
2025-04134 TWh
2025-05133 TWh
2025-06131 TWh
2025-07134 TWh
2025-08134 TWh
2025-09130 TWh
2025-10120 TWh
2025-11112 TWh
2025-12126 TWh
2026-01129 TWh
2026-02120 TWh
2026-03135 TWh
2026-04137 TWh
2026-05143 TWh
2026-06142 TWh
2026-07144 TWh
2026-08144 TWh

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Monthly electricity generation

Monthly electricity generation
PeriodGeneration gwhPrevious year gwh
August 2026144,161.76 GWh133,713.01 GWh
July 2026144,025.62 GWh134,088.8 GWh
June 2026142,125.62 GWh131,214.37 GWh
May 2026142,996.07 GWh133,067.13 GWh
April 2026137,001.32 GWh133,802.09 GWh
March 2026134,739.8 GWh136,176.04 GWh
February 2026119,706.27 GWh121,551.08 GWh
January 2026128,991.4 GWh126,186.02 GWh
December 2025126,407.87 GWh121,073.12 GWh
November 2025111,874.48 GWh117,760.63 GWh
October 2025119,842.17 GWh134,084.82 GWh
September 2025129,908.76 GWh128,757.57 GWh
August 2025133,713.01 GWh132,359.28 GWh
July 2025134,088.79 GWh134,872.51 GWh
June 2025131,214.37 GWh139,774.77 GWh
May 2025133,067.13 GWh144,988.06 GWh
April 2025133,802.1 GWh136,284.27 GWh
March 2025136,259.7 GWh129,965.02 GWh
February 2025121,595.02 GWh118,785.82 GWh
January 2025126,243.78 GWh128,024.99 GWh
December 2024121,144.25 GWh115,946.77 GWh
November 2024117,800.39 GWh114,729.25 GWh
October 2024134,200.72 GWh133,501.14 GWh
September 2024128,837.91 GWh130,538.47 GWh
August 2024132,433.27 GWh137,594.36 GWh
July 2024134,935.87 GWh126,313.02 GWh
June 2024139,830.54 GWh127,382.73 GWh
May 2024145,080.5 GWh126,601.66 GWh
April 2024136,326.8 GWh123,873.09 GWh
March 2024129,965.03 GWh120,202.5 GWh
February 2024118,785.82 GWh111,523.05 GWh
January 2024128,025.02 GWh118,620.88 GWh
December 2023115,946.77 GWh115,503.39 GWh
November 2023114,729.25 GWh108,444.01 GWh
October 2023133,501.13 GWh109,501.11 GWh
September 2023130,538.47 GWh119,995.52 GWh
August 2023137,594.35 GWh121,513.98 GWh
July 2023126,313.02 GWh118,937.22 GWh
June 2023127,382.73 GWh124,421.55 GWh
May 2023126,601.67 GWh125,218.6 GWh
April 2023123,873.1 GWh127,031.08 GWh
March 2023120,202.51 GWh123,920.84 GWh
February 2023111,523.05 GWh104,208.4 GWh
January 2023118,620.88 GWh107,886.08 GWh
December 2022115,503.39 GWh105,992.09 GWh
November 2022108,444.02 GWh96,941.72 GWh
October 2022109,501.11 GWh111,031.31 GWh
September 2022119,995.52 GWh108,241.14 GWh
August 2022121,513.98 GWh120,977.48 GWh
July 2022118,937.22 GWh115,982.05 GWh
June 2022124,421.57 GWh106,459.52 GWh
May 2022125,218.6 GWh103,832.52 GWh
April 2022127,031.08 GWh115,473.27 GWh
March 2022123,920.88 GWh118,769.79 GWh
February 2022104,208.41 GWh101,415.28 GWh
January 2022107,886.11 GWh108,504.76 GWh
December 2021105,992.11 GWh103,688.29 GWh
November 202196,941.73 GWh95,196.22 GWh
October 2021111,031.3 GWh107,728.59 GWh
September 2021108,241.26 GWh110,211.86 GWh
August 2021120,977.56 GWh103,134.95 GWh
July 2021115,982.16 GWh108,268.76 GWh
June 2021106,459.6 GWh100,142.22 GWh
May 2021103,832.65 GWh96,501.43 GWh
April 2021115,473.3 GWh81,045.2 GWh
March 2021118,769.87 GWh96,062.98 GWh
February 2021101,415.39 GWh100,977.44 GWh
January 2021108,504.76 GWh103,010.96 GWh
December 2020103,688.3 GWh99,098.13 GWh
November 202095,196.22 GWh93,665.88 GWh
October 2020107,728.59 GWh98,908.99 GWh
September 2020110,211.95 GWh105,194.51 GWh
August 2020103,134.91 GWh106,200.23 GWh
July 2020108,268.79 GWh108,407.51 GWh
June 2020100,142.22 GWh112,946.84 GWh
May 202096,501.42 GWh117,046.96 GWh
April 202081,045.22 GWh109,263.44 GWh
March 202096,063 GWh107,135.57 GWh
February 2020100,977.43 GWh91,419.66 GWh
January 2020103,010.96 GWh100,848.84 GWh

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Long-run electricity mix

Long-run electricity mix
YearCoalRenewable
202171.49%19.13%
202071.36%19.76%
201972.86%16.83%
201874.99%15.01%
201774.86%14.16%
201675.48%13.6%
201576.01%14.89%
201474.79%15.86%
201373.05%15.3%
201272.18%16.24%
201167.73%15.31%
201067.67%14.94%
200967.26%15.35%
200868.3%17.11%
200765.77%16.9%
200667.04%15.97%
200567.27%14.37%
200468.12%12.87%
200368.44%11.52%
200270.21%12.8%
200169.89%13.62%
200068.89%14.04%
199967.7%15.52%
199867.25%16.93%
199769.42%16.25%
199670.9%15.99%
199570.26%17.49%
199468.01%21.5%
199370.3%19.8%
199268.22%21.03%
199167.07%23.07%
199065.34%24.77%

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Source: Central Electricity Authority, India Dispatch Research

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India by the numbers, Electricity generation, August 2026. 144,161.76 GWh. Source: Central Electricity Authority. https://data.indiadispatch.com/economy/electricity-generation

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