Clean power is having a strong day — today's peak (49.7%) is 5.3 points above yesterday's
Right now, clean sources are supplying 40.9% of India's electricity.
Clean Energy Share Right Now
40.9%
Today's Peak
49.7%
25 Aug 2026, 1:24 pm IST
Yesterday's Peak
44.4%
All-Time Record
53.6%
13 Jul 2026, 12:24 pm IST
Current Demand
244 GW
Today's Story
What happened
Clean sources are supplying 40.9% of India's electricity right now, against 56.8% from thermal, with demand at 244 GW. Today's peak clean share so far is 5.3 points above yesterday's peak.
Why it happened
Renewable output is easing, having reached 90.0 GW today — 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 25.7 GW is what operators lean on to smooth the swings in between.
What to watch next
Demand typically peaks around 3:30 PM, the moment the grid leans hardest on thermal — watch whether clean share holds through that window.
Tracked using MERIT India, the Ministry of Power's own live grid dashboard, refreshed every five minutes.
Live Timeline
Full milestone feed →- Thermal Share Milestone
Thermal generation's share fell below 50%
India's thermal generation share fell below 50% at 12:43 pm IST, with clean share at 48.5% and total demand at 244 GW.
- Clean Share Milestone
India's clean electricity share crossed 45%
India's clean electricity share crossed 45% at 10:41 am IST, with clean share at 45.4% and total demand at 246 GW.
- Clean Share Milestone
India's clean electricity share crossed 40%
India's clean electricity share crossed 40% at 9:45 am IST, with clean share at 40.3% and total demand at 247 GW.
- Clean Share Milestone
India's clean electricity share crossed 40%
India's clean electricity share crossed 40% at 9:57 am IST, with clean share at 40.4% and total demand at 250 GW.
- Clean Share Milestone
India's clean electricity share crossed 45%
India's clean electricity share crossed 45% at 9:46 am IST, with clean share at 45.1% and total demand at 240 GW.
- Clean Share Milestone
India's clean electricity share crossed 40%
India's clean electricity share crossed 40% at 8:50 am IST, with clean share at 40.2% and total demand at 235 GW.
30-Day Clean Share Trend
Full history →| Date | Peak % | Average % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | 49.3 | 34.1 |
| 2026-07-27 | 45.1 | 30.4 |
| 2026-07-28 | 50.5 | 33.6 |
| 2026-07-29 | 49.5 | 33.2 |
| 2026-07-30 | 49.1 | 32.5 |
| 2026-07-31 | 50.6 | 33.8 |
| 2026-08-01 | 50.8 | 34.5 |
| 2026-08-02 | 48.5 | 33.3 |
| 2026-08-03 | 49.5 | 33.0 |
| 2026-08-04 | 48.4 | 32.4 |
| 2026-08-05 | 49.7 | 34.4 |
| 2026-08-06 | 50.7 | 34.9 |
| 2026-08-07 | 50.6 | 36.1 |
| 2026-08-08 | 49.2 | 34.6 |
| 2026-08-09 | 48.5 | 34.8 |
| 2026-08-10 | 50.9 | 33.7 |
| 2026-08-11 | 48.4 | 31.6 |
| 2026-08-12 | 46.4 | 30.9 |
| 2026-08-13 | 48.2 | 32.2 |
| 2026-08-14 | 51.2 | 34.2 |
| 2026-08-15 | 48.8 | 34.1 |
| 2026-08-16 | 50.5 | 34.9 |
| 2026-08-17 | 51.2 | 34.8 |
| 2026-08-18 | 51.1 | 34.9 |
| 2026-08-19 | 50.9 | 34.0 |
| 2026-08-20 | 51.7 | 33.5 |
| 2026-08-21 | 50.6 | 33.1 |
| 2026-08-22 | 51.5 | 33.7 |
| 2026-08-23 | 47.8 | 32.1 |
| 2026-08-24 | 44.4 | 31.0 |
| 2026-08-25 | 49.7 | 35.4 |
Records
See full records →Highest Clean Share (Ever)
53.6%
13 Jul 2026, 12:24 pm IST
Highest Renewable Generation (Ever)
103.4 GW
13 Jul 2026, 12:24 pm IST
Combines solar and wind — reported together by India's grid operator.
Highest Demand (Ever)
270 GW
16 Jul 2026, 3:01 pm IST
Lowest Thermal Share (Ever)
0.0%
20 Jul 2026, 12:48 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 | 68.0 GW | 28.0% | 103.4 GW | falling |
Hydro Excludes pumped storage and Bhutan hydro imports | 25.7 GW | 10.6% | 37.1 GW | rising |
Nuclear | 5.6 GW | 2.3% | 7.2 GW | stable |
Thermal Coal + lignite, combined by source | 137.9 GW | 56.8% | 177.6 GW | rising |
Gas | 3.2 GW | 1.3% | 10.2 GW | stable |
Other + Storage Other renewables plus pumped storage / battery discharge | 2.2 GW | 0.9% | 7.9 GW | stable |
