India’s power generation capacity additions

India is generally on track to meet its NEP 2032 capacity mix, with solar, hydro, and coal well-positioned to reach targets. However, onshore wind additions must accelerate, and nuclear capacity is likely to fall short due to long lead times and a limited near-term pipeline. Battery and pumped hydro storage are expanding rapidly to support renewables integration.

• India is seeing record solar expansion, with 23.8 GW added in FY 2024–25 and 22 GW commissioned in the first half of FY 2025–26. To reach the NEP 2032 target of 365 GW, India needs 163 GW more, requiring an average of 32.6 GW annually through 2030.
• Onshore wind capacity is currently lagging and needs to increase from an average of ~3.5 GW added in 2024 to roughly 8.8 GW per year between 2026 and 2030 to close a 44 GW gap and meet the 124 GW NEP 2032 target.
• Coal capacity is well-positioned to meet NEP 2032 goals, with ~35 GW of supercritical and ultra-supercritical plants under construction across 25 projects as of August 2025.
• Nuclear power is expected to miss its 2032 target of 20 GW. While 8.8 GW is installed and 6.6 GW is under construction, the remaining ~5 GW gap is unlikely to be filled because the 7 GW in the pre-project phase will not be ready by 2032.
• Energy storage targets are attainable: the NEP target for pumped hydro storage (26.7 GW) is nearly met with an executable subtotal of 25.91 GW, and the 236 GWh battery storage target is considered achievable despite some tender cancellations.

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@techreport{ember2025indias, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{India’s power generation capacity additions}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/indias-power-generation-capacity-additions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }