What is growing in India

Tracked from official sources and rebuilt as they publish. Energy from the Central Electricity Authority, monthly. Long-run indicators from the World Bank, annual. Every number below carries its own source and date.

Energy data: June 2026 · page built 30 Jul 2026

Headline

Installed capacityauto
548.9 GW
no prior period
All sources, utilities
CEA · June 2026
Non-fossil shareauto
54.18%
no prior period
2030 target was 50%. Already past it.
CEA · June 2026
Solar capacityauto
162.2 GW
no prior period
29.5% of the national grid
CEA · June 2026
GDP growthauto
7.57%
▲ 0.47%
World Bank Open Data · 2025
Population onlineauto
70.00%
▲ 5.06%
World Bank Open Data · 2025

National targets

500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030
297.4 GW of 500.0 GW · 59.5%
Panchamrit commitment, COP26
50% of capacity from non-fossil TARGET MET
54.18% of 50% · 100.0%
Met early. The remaining question is the pace of what comes next.
Nationally Determined Contribution

How India makes its electricity

Non-fossil 54.2%Fossil 45.8%
Non-fossil 297.4 GW Fossil 251.5 GW
Coal224.2 GWSolar162.2 GWWind57.4 GWHydro52.1 GWGas20.1 GWBiomass10.9 GWNuclear8.8 GWLignite6.6 GW

Capacity by region

Western188.1 GWNorthern161.3 GWSouthern151.8 GWEastern41.1 GWNorth Eastern6.4 GWIslands0.2 GW
CEA reports capacity by region rather than reliably by state, so this is the honest cut of the same data.

Economy

GDP per capitaauto
$2,702
▲ $110
World Bank Open Data · 2025
Inflationauto
2.40%
▼ 2.55%
World Bank Open Data · 2025
Foreign exchange reservesauto
$700.1bn
▲ $57.0bn
World Bank Open Data · 2025
Populationauto
1.46bn
▲ 12.9M
World Bank Open Data · 2025

Innovation

R&D spendingauto
0.65% of GDP
▼ 0.01% of GDP
World Bank Open Data · 2020
Private space companiescurated
400+
no prior period
SIA-India / The Trending People, via India Positive · February 2026
Space tech unicornscurated
1
no prior period
Skyroot Aerospace, valued at $1.1bn in May 2026
TechCrunch / Bloomberg, via India Positive · May 2026
Private space funding, 2025curated
$196.0M
no prior period
Up 143% on 2024's $70M
SIA-India Year-End Note 2025 · December 2025
Defence exportscurated
Rs 38,424 crore
no prior period
Up 62.66% in a single year, and more than the entire cumulative total of India's first fifty years of defence manufacturing
Ministry of Defence, via India Positive · FY2025-26

People and environment

Life expectancyauto
72.23 yrs
▲ 0.23 yrs
World Bank Open Data · 2024
Access to electricityauto
99.90%
▲ 0.40%
World Bank Open Data · 2024
Education spendingauto
4.10% of GDP
▼ 0.53% of GDP
World Bank Open Data · 2022
Forest areaauto
24.54% of land
▲ 0.09% of land
World Bank Open Data · 2023
Wild tiger populationcurated
3,682
no prior period
Up from roughly 1,400 in 2006
National Tiger Conservation Authority, via India Positive · 2026
Every number, with its source
MetricValueShareSource
Total Installed548,858 MW100.00%CEA June 2026
Non Fossil Total297,369 MW54.18%CEA June 2026
Res Incl Hydro288,589 MW52.58%CEA June 2026
Fossil Total251,489 MW45.82%CEA June 2026
Coal224,158 MW40.84%CEA June 2026
Solar162,152 MW29.54%CEA June 2026
Wind57,443 MW10.47%CEA June 2026
Hydro52,065 MW9.49%CEA June 2026
Gas20,122 MW3.67%CEA June 2026
Biomass10,869 MW1.98%CEA June 2026
Nuclear8,780 MW1.60%CEA June 2026
Lignite6,620 MW1.21%CEA June 2026
Small Hydro5,182 MW0.94%CEA June 2026
Waste To Energy878 MW0.16%CEA June 2026
Diesel589 MW0.11%CEA June 2026
GDP growth7.57%World Bank 2025
GDP per capita2,702.48$World Bank 2025
Inflation2.40%World Bank 2025
Foreign exchange reserves700,073,798,240.70$World Bank 2025
Population1,463,865,525.00World Bank 2025
Population online70.00%World Bank 2025
Life expectancy72.23 yrsWorld Bank 2024
Access to electricity99.90%World Bank 2024
Education spending4.10% of GDPWorld Bank 2022
R&D spending0.65% of GDPWorld Bank 2020
Forest area24.54% of landWorld Bank 2023
Renewables in final energy34.90%World Bank 2021
Private space companies400+curated · February 2026
Space tech unicorns1curated · May 2026
Private space funding, 2025$196.0Mcurated · December 2025
Space economy8.40$bncurated · 2022
Defence exportsRs 38,424 crorecurated · FY2025-26
Wild tiger population3,682curated · 2026
Nuclear reactors operating24curated · July 2026