India is among the top 3 energy consumers in the world behind China and the united states of America. India has a total installed capacity of 401GW of electricity as of 30 April 2022. India\’s power capacity addition has grown significantly over the years, focusing on renewables, especially solar power.
| Energy Sources | Installed Capacity (MW) | ||
| Date | 30 April 2022 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2020 |
| Coal | 204079 | ||
| Lignite | 6620 | ||
| Gas | 24899.51 | ||
| Diesel | 509.71 | ||
| Nuclear | 6780 | ||
| Hydro | 46722 | ||
| Renewables | 111399 | ||
| Total | 401010 |
Installed Capacity of Renewables in India
India has an installed capacity of 111.4GW of Renewable energy as of 30 April 2022. The Indian Renewable energy sector comprises solar power, wind power, Biomass, Small hydro, and waste to energy. The below table represents the installed capacities of each of these renewable energy sources.
| Energy Sources | Installed capacity (MW) | ||
| Date | 30 April 2022 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2020 |
| Solar | 55337 | ||
| WInd | 40528 | ||
| SHP | 4850 | ||
| Biomass | 10205 | ||
| Waste to Energy | 476 | ||
| Total | 111399 |
Statewise Installed Capacity of Renewables in India
India is a wide nation covering huge tracts of land with different terrain and climatic conditions. From mountains Jammu and Kashmir to the north to the peninsular Kanyakumari to the south and the desert regions of Rajasthan to the west to the wettest places in the world, the seven sisters to the east.
Unlike wind power which is predominantly present in 7-8 states in the country, solar power is spread across the length and breadth of the nation. The following table highlights the installed capacities of renewables in the top 7 states in the country.
| States | Solar | Wind | SHP | Bio | Total |
| Tamil Nadu | 5378 | 9866 | 123 | 1042 | 16410 |
| Karnataka | 7597 | 5130 | 1280 | 1902 | 15911 |
| Gujarat | 7619 | 9209 | 89 | 109 | 17107 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4389 | 4096 | 162 | 566 | 9214 |
| Maharashtra | 2667 | 5012 | 381 | 2632 | 10693 |
| Rajasthan | 12946 | 4326 | 23 | 125 | 17512 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2734 | 2519 | 99 | 131 | 5485 |
| Himachal | 954 | ||||
| UP | 2189 | ||||
| Total | 55337 | 40357 | 4850 | 10682 |