The Core

Live Generation Mix

Updated 25 Aug 2026, 5:29 pm IST

At 5:29 pm IST, clean energy supplied 34.3% of India's electricity. Solar and wind and Hydro led the clean mix, while thermal generation supplied the remaining share at 62.6%.

Total Demand

236.6 GW

Peak Clean Share Today

49.7%

25 Aug 2026, 1:24 pm IST

Source-wise Generation

Renewable

49.1 GW

Solar (ground-mounted) + wind, combined by source

Hydro

27.2 GW

Excludes pumped storage and Bhutan hydro imports

Nuclear

5.6 GW

Thermal

149.6 GW

Coal + lignite, combined by source

Gas

4.9 GW

Other + Storage

2.6 GW

Other renewables plus pumped storage / battery discharge

Mix Breakdown

Generation mix by source, in gigawatts
SourceGW
Renewable49.1
Hydro27.2
Nuclear5.6
Thermal149.6
Gas4.9
Other + Storage2.6

Renewable combines solar (ground-mounted) and wind, and thermal combines coal and lignite — MERIT India's public dashboard doesn't split these further. See the records page for details.