Thermal Share Milestone

Thermal generation's share fell below 50%

India's thermal generation share fell below 50% at 1:10 pm IST, with clean share at 48.2% and total demand at 242 GW.

03 Oct 2026, 1:10 pm IST

Clean energy share by source across the day, in percent of total generation
Time (IST)	Renewable %	Hydro %	Nuclear %	Total clean %
12:04 am	3.65	10.26	3.25	17.15
12:09 am	3.62	10.49	3.24	17.36
12:14 am	3.63	10.62	3.24	17.48
12:19 am	3.59	10.69	3.25	17.53
12:24 am	3.59	10.59	3.25	17.44
12:29 am	3.61	10.57	3.26	17.44
12:34 am	3.65	10.5	3.26	17.41
12:39 am	3.68	10.2	3.28	17.16
12:44 am	3.71	10.15	3.28	17.14
12:49 am	3.73	10.12	3.3	17.15
12:54 am	3.75	10.02	3.31	17.09
12:59 am	3.77	10.02	3.31	17.11
1:04 am	3.78	10.01	3.32	17.11
1:10 am	3.81	9.85	3.34	17
1:15 am	3.83	9.81	3.35	16.98
1:20 am	3.82	9.73	3.37	16.92
1:25 am	3.87	9.69	3.35	16.9
1:30 am	3.87	9.62	3.36	16.86
1:35 am	3.85	9.46	3.38	16.69
1:40 am	3.88	9.32	3.37	16.57
1:45 am	3.9	9.21	3.39	16.5
1:50 am	3.9	9.15	3.4	16.45
1:55 am	3.93	9.11	3.4	16.44
2:01 am	3.96	9	3.41	16.37
2:06 am	3.96	8.81	3.42	16.19
2:11 am	3.95	8.84	3.41	16.21
2:16 am	3.96	8.72	3.42	16.1
2:21 am	3.94	8.7	3.44	16.09
2:26 am	3.98	8.67	3.44	16.09
2:31 am	3.95	8.59	3.44	15.98
2:36 am	3.9	8.61	3.45	15.96
2:41 am	3.88	8.63	3.45	15.96
2:46 am	3.88	8.58	3.45	15.91
2:51 am	3.86	8.57	3.46	15.89
2:56 am	3.87	8.58	3.46	15.92
3:01 am	3.86	8.57	3.45	15.89
3:06 am	3.82	8.62	3.46	15.9
3:12 am	3.85	8.63	3.47	15.95
3:17 am	3.87	8.62	3.47	15.95
3:22 am	3.87	8.58	3.48	15.93
3:27 am	3.85	8.54	3.48	15.87
3:32 am	3.85	8.55	3.48	15.88
3:37 am	3.85	8.52	3.48	15.85
3:42 am	3.87	8.52	3.48	15.87
3:47 am	3.86	8.5	3.49	15.85
3:52 am	3.86	8.53	3.5	15.89
3:57 am	3.84	8.51	3.49	15.84
4:02 am	3.82	8.55	3.51	15.88
4:07 am	3.81	8.46	3.51	15.78
4:17 am	3.74	8.45	3.49	15.68
4:23 am	3.72	8.59	3.49	15.8
4:28 am	3.69	8.64	3.48	15.81
4:33 am	3.61	8.84	3.47	15.92
4:38 am	3.55	8.85	3.48	15.88
4:43 am	3.55	8.94	3.48	15.97
4:48 am	3.52	9.23	3.47	16.23
4:53 am	3.43	9.34	3.46	16.24
4:58 am	3.45	9.35	3.45	16.25
5:03 am	3.4	9.46	3.45	16.32
5:08 am	3.36	9.65	3.45	16.47
5:13 am	3.37	9.86	3.43	16.66
5:18 am	3.35	10.11	3.42	16.88
5:23 am	3.3	10.48	3.41	17.19
5:29 am	3.23	10.76	3.39	17.38
5:34 am	3.19	10.99	3.38	17.55
5:39 am	3.13	11.15	3.38	17.66
5:44 am	3.1	11.21	3.37	17.68
5:49 am	3.07	11.33	3.37	17.77
5:54 am	3.06	11.36	3.36	17.78
5:59 am	3.03	11.37	3.36	17.75
6:04 am	3.01	11.31	3.37	17.69
6:09 am	3.01	11.4	3.37	17.78
6:14 am	3	11.4	3.36	17.76
6:19 am	2.99	11.81	3.33	18.14
6:24 am	3.05	11.87	3.33	18.25
6:29 am	3.15	11.98	3.31	18.44
6:34 am	3.33	11.84	3.32	18.49
6:40 am	3.55	11.99	3.29	18.84
6:45 am	3.91	12.06	3.27	19.25
6:50 am	4.23	11.98	3.28	19.49
6:55 am	4.58	11.98	3.27	19.84
7:00 am	5.48	11.87	3.25	20.6
7:05 am	6.01	11.75	3.26	21.02
7:10 am	6.96	11.25	3.22	21.43
7:15 am	7.61	11.03	3.22	21.86
7:20 am	8.69	10.73	3.21	22.63
7:25 am	9.54	10.45	3.19	23.18
7:30 am	10.39	10.23	3.19	23.8
7:35 am	11.73	9.59	3.21	24.53
7:46 am	14.13	8.75	3.2	26.08
7:51 am	15.73	8.09	3.23	27.05
7:56 am	16.72	8.01	3.22	27.95
8:01 am	18.24	7.78	3.22	29.24
8:06 am	19.15	7.69	3.21	30.05
8:11 am	20.3	7.77	3.15	31.22
8:16 am	21.64	7.75	3.13	32.51
8:21 am	22.48	7.64	3.13	33.25
8:26 am	23.76	7.49	3.12	34.36
8:31 am	24.49	7.57	3.11	35.17
8:36 am	25.28	7.38	3.11	35.77
8:41 am	26.39	7.17	3.07	36.63
8:47 am	27.05	7.08	3.07	37.2
8:52 am	27.64	7	3.07	37.71
8:57 am	28.49	6.89	3.06	38.44
9:02 am	28.84	6.87	3.05	38.77
9:07 am	29.45	6.6	3.03	39.08
9:12 am	29.86	6.44	3.01	39.3
9:17 am	30.47	6.33	2.97	39.77
9:22 am	30.97	6.28	2.97	40.23
9:27 am	31.83	6.1	2.95	40.88
9:32 am	32.41	5.95	2.95	41.3
9:37 am	32.78	5.83	2.95	41.55
9:42 am	33.15	5.8	2.93	41.89
9:47 am	34.07	5.85	2.93	42.85
9:53 am	34.51	5.83	2.92	43.26
9:58 am	35.01	5.85	2.92	43.78
10:03 am	35.62	5.87	2.91	44.4
10:08 am	36	5.84	2.92	44.76
10:13 am	36.56	5.77	2.91	45.24
10:18 am	36.93	5.74	2.9	45.56
10:23 am	37.21	5.51	2.9	45.62
10:28 am	37.5	5.43	2.9	45.82
10:33 am	37.81	5.44	2.89	46.15
10:38 am	38.21	5.44	2.9	46.54
10:43 am	38.5	5.44	2.89	46.83
10:48 am	38.7	5.48	2.89	47.06
10:53 am	38.89	5.5	2.89	47.28
10:58 am	38.97	5.52	2.89	47.38
11:03 am	39.39	5.5	2.89	47.78
11:09 am	39.59	5.42	2.9	47.91
11:14 am	39.79	5.41	2.89	48.09
11:19 am	39.89	5.35	2.89	48.13
11:24 am	39.89	5.35	2.89	48.13
11:29 am	39.8	5.34	2.88	48.02
11:34 am	39.75	5.34	2.89	47.98
11:39 am	39.76	5.36	2.89	48.01
11:44 am	39.91	5.35	2.89	48.15
11:49 am	39.81	5.49	2.88	48.18
11:54 am	39.72	5.51	2.87	48.11
11:59 am	39.64	5.49	2.88	48.01
12:04 pm	39.63	5.47	2.88	47.98
12:09 pm	39.82	5.31	2.89	48.03
12:14 pm	39.81	5.32	2.9	48.03
12:20 pm	39.86	5.33	2.88	48.07
12:25 pm	39.83	5.32	2.89	48.05
12:30 pm	39.82	5.31	2.88	48.01
12:35 pm	39.96	5.26	2.88	48.1
12:40 pm	39.94	5.25	2.88	48.07
12:45 pm	39.78	5.25	2.87	47.9
12:50 pm	39.77	5.3	2.87	47.94
12:55 pm	39.58	5.36	2.88	47.82
1:00 pm	39.72	5.39	2.89	48
1:05 pm	39.79	5.39	2.9	48.08
1:10 pm	39.93	5.38	2.93	48.24
1:15 pm	39.92	5.4	2.93	48.24
1:21 pm	39.68	5.39	2.91	47.99
1:26 pm	39.47	5.38	2.91	47.76
1:31 pm	39.35	5.38	2.91	47.65
1:36 pm	39.11	5.55	2.91	47.57
1:41 pm	38.91	5.58	2.9	47.39
1:46 pm	38.67	5.54	2.9	47.11
1:51 pm	38.12	5.57	2.89	46.58
2:01 pm	37.4	5.54	2.88	45.81
2:06 pm	37.18	5.61	2.88	45.67
2:11 pm	36.9	5.6	2.88	45.39
2:16 pm	36.53	5.65	2.87	45.04
2:21 pm	35.95	5.68	2.84	44.47
2:26 pm	35.31	5.73	2.82	43.86
2:31 pm	34.95	5.77	2.81	43.53
2:37 pm	34.64	5.73	2.8	43.18
2:42 pm	34.19	5.81	2.79	42.79
2:47 pm	33.59	5.93	2.78	42.3
2:52 pm	33.09	5.87	2.77	41.73
2:57 pm	32.65	5.98	2.76	41.39
3:02 pm	32.22	6.07	2.75	41.04
3:07 pm	31.87	6.1	2.75	40.73
3:12 pm	31.28	6.2	2.78	40.26
3:17 pm	31	6.21	2.77	39.98
3:22 pm	30.21	6.32	2.77	39.3
3:27 pm	29.64	6.34	2.76	38.74
3:32 pm	29.03	6.39	2.76	38.19
3:37 pm	28.53	6.39	2.76	37.68
3:43 pm	28.04	6.46	2.76	37.25
3:48 pm	26.98	6.67	2.76	36.41
3:53 pm	26.52	6.78	2.75	36.05
3:58 pm	26	6.9	2.76	35.65
4:03 pm	25.28	7.1	2.76	35.13
4:08 pm	24.84	7.26	2.79	34.89
4:13 pm	24.09	7.43	2.82	34.34
4:18 pm	23.57	7.5	2.82	33.88
4:23 pm	22.73	7.65	2.83	33.2
4:28 pm	22.07	7.75	2.83	32.64
4:33 pm	21.01	8.21	2.83	32.05
4:38 pm	19.96	8.65	2.85	31.46
4:43 pm	19.26	8.78	2.85	30.89
4:48 pm	18.19	9.21	2.85	30.26
4:54 pm	17.55	9.51	2.86	29.91
4:59 pm	16.39	9.81	2.87	29.07
5:04 pm	15.7	10.14	2.88	28.71
5:09 pm	14.8	10.19	2.93	27.91
5:14 pm	14.02	10.55	2.93	27.5
5:19 pm	12.7	10.94	2.93	26.58
5:24 pm	11.83	11.14	2.95	25.92
5:29 pm	10.63	11.44	2.97	25.04
5:34 pm	9.48	11.76	2.97	24.21
5:39 pm	8.79	11.95	2.99	23.73
5:44 pm	8.08	12.24	3	23.31
5:49 pm	7.08	12.61	3	22.69
5:54 pm	6.45	12.7	3.01	22.16
5:59 pm	5.6	12.96	3.03	21.59
6:04 pm	4.9	13.15	3.01	21.06
6:10 pm	4.52	13.31	3.05	20.87
6:15 pm	4.04	13.4	3.05	20.5
6:20 pm	3.72	13.91	3.04	20.66
6:25 pm	3.51	13.99	3.04	20.55
6:30 pm	3.21	14.25	3.02	20.47
6:35 pm	3.12	14.25	3.02	20.39
6:40 pm	3.06	14.23	3.02	20.3
6:45 pm	3.07	14.27	3.01	20.35
6:50 pm	3.07	14.39	3	20.46
6:55 pm	3.02	14.43	3	20.45
7:00 pm	3.01	14.46	3.01	20.48
7:05 pm	3.01	14.39	3.01	20.41
7:10 pm	3.03	14.33	3.02	20.38
7:16 pm	3.07	14.34	3.01	20.42
7:21 pm	2.93	14.15	3.02	20.1
7:26 pm	2.92	14.11	3.02	20.05
7:31 pm	2.93	14.05	3.02	20
7:36 pm	2.94	13.98	3.03	19.94
7:41 pm	2.95	14.02	3.03	20
7:46 pm	2.94	14.04	3.03	20
7:51 pm	2.94	13.84	3.05	19.83
7:56 pm	2.97	13.83	3.04	19.84
8:01 pm	2.98	13.72	3.05	19.75
8:06 pm	3	13.65	3.07	19.71
8:11 pm	3.02	13.62	3.06	19.69
8:17 pm	3.04	13.61	3.06	19.71
8:22 pm	3.04	13.58	3.07	19.69
8:27 pm	3.04	13.54	3.06	19.65
8:32 pm	3.05	13.56	3.05	19.67
8:37 pm	3.07	13.56	3.07	19.7
8:42 pm	3.1	13.57	3.06	19.74
8:47 pm	3.13	13.57	3.06	19.76
8:52 pm	3.16	13.65	3.07	19.88
8:57 pm	3.2	13.64	3.06	19.9
9:02 pm	3.22	13.63	3.06	19.91
9:07 pm	3.23	13.54	3.06	19.83
9:12 pm	3.24	13.56	3.05	19.85
9:17 pm	3.27	13.47	3.06	19.8
9:23 pm	3.28	13.04	3.07	19.39
9:28 pm	3.31	12.94	3.07	19.32
9:33 pm	3.33	13.01	3.08	19.41
9:38 pm	3.35	12.61	3.09	19.05
9:43 pm	3.36	12.59	3.09	19.04
9:48 pm	3.38	12.51	3.08	18.97
9:53 pm	3.42	12.28	3.1	18.79
9:58 pm	3.45	12.29	3.08	18.83
10:03 pm	3.48	12.43	3.09	19
10:08 pm	3.51	12.3	3.11	18.91
10:13 pm	3.5	12.35	3.1	18.94
10:18 pm	3.49	12.37	3.09	18.95
10:24 pm	3.49	12.38	3.1	18.96
10:29 pm	3.46	12.41	3.1	18.97
10:34 pm	3.45	12.41	3.1	18.96
10:39 pm	3.45	12.3	3.11	18.85
10:44 pm	3.42	12.36	3.11	18.89
10:49 pm	3.4	12.35	3.11	18.86
10:54 pm	3.4	12.33	3.11	18.85
10:59 pm	3.39	12.31	3.12	18.82
11:04 pm	3.38	12.29	3.12	18.78
11:09 pm	3.36	12.11	3.12	18.6
11:14 pm	3.35	12.05	3.13	18.52
11:19 pm	3.34	11.94	3.13	18.41
11:25 pm	3.33	11.81	3.14	18.28
11:30 pm	3.34	11.8	3.15	18.29
11:35 pm	3.33	11.77	3.17	18.27
11:40 pm	3.34	11.59	3.17	18.1
11:45 pm	3.34	11.53	3.17	18.04
11:50 pm	3.35	11.39	3.18	17.92
11:55 pm	3.36	11.48	3.19	18.03

Clean Share

48.2%

Demand

241.8 GW

Source: MERIT India, Ministry of Power. Renewable, hydro, and nuclear generation shown as a percent of total domestic generation across the day; the remaining share comes from thermal, gas, and other sources. Data collected automatically by India Clean Power Monitor.