Live· Updated 09 Jul 2026, 2:39 pm IST

Clean power is having a strong day — today's peak (49.9%) is 14.3 points above yesterday's

Right now, clean sources are supplying 49.7% of India's electricity.

Clean Energy Share Right Now

49.7%

14.0 pts vs yesterday's peak

Today's Peak

49.9%

09 Jul 2026, 2:24 pm IST

Yesterday's Peak

35.6%

All-Time Record

49.9%

09 Jul 2026, 2:24 pm IST

Current Demand

221 GW

Renewable = solar + wind, combined. Thermal = coal + lignite, combined. MERIT India doesn't publish these separately. The clean-share line (pink) is indexed onto this chart's GW axis — hover for the true percentage. Sunrise/solar noon/sunset are approximated for New Delhi; actual times vary across India's longitude.

Electricity generation mix by source and clean energy share, past 24 hours
Time (IST)	Renewable (GW)	Hydro (GW)	Nuclear (GW)	Thermal (GW)	Gas (GW)	Other + Storage (GW)	Clean share (%)
11:19 am	81.7	20.5	5.7	110	1.6	1.9	48.7
11:21 am	81.1	20.5	5.7	110.2	1.6	1.9	48.6
11:22 am	81.1	20.5	5.7	110.2	1.6	1.9	48.6
11:24 am	80.7	20.5	5.7	110.7	1.6	1.9	48.4
11:24 am	80.7	20.5	5.7	110.7	1.6	1.9	48.4
11:29 am	80.7	20.2	5.7	111.8	1.6	1.9	48
11:34 am	81	20.1	5.7	111.9	1.6	1.9	48.1
11:39 am	82	20.1	5.7	111	1.6	1.9	48.5
11:44 am	82.5	20.3	5.9	110.5	1.4	1.9	48.8
11:49 am	82.9	20.3	5.7	110.1	1.6	1.9	49
11:54 am	83.5	20.2	5.7	109.5	1.6	1.9	49.2
11:59 am	83.9	20.2	5.8	109.1	1.6	1.9	49.4
12:04 pm	84.2	20.2	5.9	108.5	1.6	1.9	49.6
12:09 pm	84.9	19.8	5.7	107.5	1.6	2.1	49.9
12:14 pm	84.7	19.9	5.8	107.6	1.6	2.1	49.8
12:19 pm	84.1	20	5.7	107.6	1.6	2.1	49.7
12:24 pm	84.1	20.1	5.7	107.2	1.6	2.1	49.8
12:29 pm	84	20	5.7	107.2	1.6	2.1	49.7
12:34 pm	82.5	20.1	5.7	107.4	1.6	1.9	49.4
12:39 pm	81.7	20.1	5.7	108.9	1.6	1.9	48.9
12:44 pm	81.5	20.1	5.7	108.7	1.6	1.9	48.9
12:49 pm	81.5	20.2	5.7	108	1.6	1.9	49
12:54 pm	81.5	20.2	5.7	107.7	1.6	1.9	49.1
12:59 pm	81.5	20.1	5.7	107.5	1.6	1.9	49.2
1:04 pm	81.8	19.8	5.7	106.9	1.6	1.9	49.3
1:09 pm	81.1	19.3	5.7	106.5	1.6	1.9	49.1
1:14 pm	80.9	19.1	5.7	106.6	1.6	1.9	49
1:19 pm	81.6	19.2	5.7	106.1	1.6	2	49.3
1:24 pm	81.1	19.1	5.7	106	1.6	2	49.2
1:29 pm	81.3	19.2	5.7	105.9	1.6	2	49.3
1:34 pm	81.8	19.2	5.7	105.7	1.6	1.9	49.5
1:39 pm	82.5	19.3	5.7	105.8	1.6	1.9	49.6
1:44 pm	82.9	19.3	5.7	105.9	1.6	1.9	49.6
1:49 pm	83.2	19.4	5.7	105.8	1.6	1.9	49.8
1:54 pm	83.5	19.5	5.7	105.8	1.6	1.9	49.9
1:59 pm	83.1	19.5	5.7	105.5	1.6	1.9	49.8
2:04 pm	82.9	19.8	5.7	105.4	1.6	2	49.9
2:09 pm	82.2	19.9	5.7	105.7	1.6	2	49.7
2:14 pm	83	19.9	5.7	105.6	1.6	1.9	49.9
2:19 pm	83.5	20.1	5.7	106.2	1.6	1.9	49.9
2:24 pm	83.8	20.1	5.7	106.4	1.6	1.9	49.9
2:29 pm	84	20.1	5.7	107	1.6	1.9	49.9
2:34 pm	83.6	20.4	5.7	107.5	1.6	1.9	49.7
2:39 pm	83.8	20.4	5.7	108	1.6	1.9	49.7

Today's Story

What happened

Clean sources are supplying 49.7% of India's electricity right now, against 48.8% from thermal, with demand at 221 GW. Today's peak clean share so far is 14.3 points above yesterday's peak.

Why it happened

Renewable output is holding steady for now — solar and wind track the sun, so clean share moves in a curve through the day, not a flat number. Thermal — coal and lignite combined — keeps running as the grid's baseload, while hydro at 20.4 GW is what operators lean on to smooth the swings in between.

What to watch next

Demand typically peaks around 4:49 PM, the moment the grid leans hardest on thermal — watch whether clean share holds through that window. Clean share is within 0.3 points of the all-time record of 49.9%.

Tracked using MERIT India, the Ministry of Power's own live grid dashboard, refreshed every five minutes.

Live Timeline

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30-Day Clean Share Trend

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Records

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Highest Clean Share (Ever)

49.9%

09 Jul 2026, 2:24 pm IST

Highest Renewable Generation (Ever)

84.9 GW

09 Jul 2026, 12:09 pm IST

Combines solar and wind — reported together by India's grid operator.

Highest Demand (Ever)

230 GW

07 Jul 2026, 9:53 pm IST

Lowest Thermal Share (Ever)

48.5%

09 Jul 2026, 2:24 pm IST

Stands in for 'lowest coal share' — coal isn't reported separately.

Electricity Mix

Every generation source right now. Renewable combines solar and wind; Thermal combines coal and lignite — MERIT India doesn't publish those splits separately.

Source	Current	Share	Record	Trend
Renewable Solar (ground-mounted) + wind, combined by source	83.8 GW	37.9%	84.9 GW	stable
Hydro Excludes pumped storage and Bhutan hydro imports	20.4 GW	9.2%	30.0 GW	rising
Nuclear	5.7 GW	2.6%	7.0 GW	stable
Thermal Coal + lignite, combined by source	108.0 GW	48.8%	163.0 GW	rising
Gas	1.6 GW	0.7%	3.1 GW	stable
Other + Storage Other renewables plus pumped storage / battery discharge	1.9 GW	0.9%	5.0 GW	stable

Date	Peak %	Average %
2026-07-07	35.6	30.8
2026-07-09	49.9	49.3

Clean power is having a strong day — today's peak (49.9%) is 14.3 points above yesterday's

Today's Story

Live Timeline

New all-time high for clean electricity share

New all-time high for clean electricity share

New all-time high for clean electricity share

New all-time high for clean electricity share

New all-time high for renewable generation

New all-time high for clean electricity share

30-Day Clean Share Trend

Records

Electricity Mix