Mapping India’s State-Level Energy Transition: Chhattisgarh

The report finds that Chhattisgarh remains deeply dependent on fossil fuels, with government subsidies for coal and oil and gas being four times higher than those for clean energy in FY 2024. While the state has a vision to reach 66% renewable energy by 2047, current public investment is dominated by thermal power expansion and electricity price supports. Energy revenues, which make up 22% of the state's total receipts, are primarily driven by oil and gas VAT and coal royalties, leaving the state vulnerable to the national energy transition.

• In FY 2024, total quantified energy subsidies from Union and state governments in Chhattisgarh reached INR 12,648 crore (USD 1.53 billion), representing a 75% increase since FY 2020.
• Fossil fuel subsidies significantly outweigh clean energy support; in FY 2024, subsidies for coal and oil and gas were four times higher than those for clean energy.
• Electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) subsidies are the largest component of energy support, accounting for 62% of total quantified subsidies in FY 2024 (INR 7,795 crore), with 98% provided by the state government.
• Coal subsidies, primarily from the Union government, doubled between FY 2020 and FY 2024, reaching INR 3,332 crore in FY 2024 and making up 26% of all quantified energy subsidies.
• Renewable energy subsidies grew by approximately 50% between FY 2020 and FY 2024, totaling INR 786 crore in FY 2024, with 95% of this support directed toward solar pump schemes.
• Energy-related revenues accounted for 22% of Chhattisgarh's total revenue receipts in FY 2024, totaling INR 22,532 crore (USD 2.7 billion). Oil and gas (40%) and coal (38%) were the dominant contributors.
• The state's energy generation is heavily reliant on thermal power, which made up 92% of the total installed capacity of 17.4 GW as of March 31, 2023.
• Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the state are lagging in clean energy diversification; for example, SECL had commissioned only 20.6 MW of solar capacity by FY 2024, despite a target of 700 MW by FY 2030.
• Chhattisgarh's state-owned power generation company, CSPGCL, operates an aging thermal fleet with an average age of 23 years and is planning a new 1,320 MW supercritical TPP in Korba (West) for 2029–2030.
• Support for electric vehicles (EVs) increased from INR 12 crore in FY 2020 to INR 193 crore in FY 2024, driven by the Chhattisgarh State Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 and Union schemes like FAME.

APA

Rahman, A., Jain, S., Sharma, S., Sharma, D., Banjara, T. S., Damle, H., & Sekar, G. P. C. (2025). Mapping India’s State-Level Energy Transition: Chhattisgarh. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-09/mapping-india-energy-transition-chhattisgarh.pdf

Chicago

Rahman, Anas, Saumya Jain, Shruti Sharma, Deepak Sharma, Tikam Singh Banjara, Himanshu Damle, and Godwin Paul Chandra Sekar. Mapping India’s State-Level Energy Transition: Chhattisgarh. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2025. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-09/mapping-india-energy-transition-chhattisgarh.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rahman2025mapping, author = {Rahman, Anas and Jain, Saumya and Sharma, Shruti and Sharma, Deepak and Banjara, Tikam Singh and Damle, Himanshu and Sekar, Godwin Paul Chandra}, title = {{Mapping India’s State-Level Energy Transition: Chhattisgarh}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-09/mapping-india-energy-transition-chhattisgarh.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }