India has a staggering 235 Gigawatt of power generation capacity currently under construction across fossil fuel and clean energy sources, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
The figures are part of a ten-year resource adequacy plan released by the power ministry's technical wing.
Renewable energy dominates the pipeline with 154,830 MW under construction, the largest such portfolio ever.
Thermal projects account for 40,865 MW, followed by pumped storage projects at 13,120 MW, hydro at 12,723 MW, battery energy storage systems at 10,658 MW and nuclear power at 6,600 MW.
"Additionally, 47,920 MW of Renewable Capacity (35,440 MW Solar, 2,400 MW Wind and 10,080 MW Hybrid Power) is under tendering. In addition, about 1,34,000 MW capacity is planned to be added under the Green Energy Corridor scheme. Several other RE generation projects are being planned by states," CEA said in its report.
India's current installed capacity stands at 520 GW, with non-fossil sources making up 52 per cent. The CEA projects this share will climb to 70 per cent by 2035-36, while fossil fuel's contribution will shrink from 48 per cent to roughly 30 per cent.
"The projected installed capacity by end 2035-36 is 1,121 GW comprising 315 GW coal, 20 GW gas, 22 GW nuclear, 78 GW large hydro, 509 GW solar, 155 GW wind, 16 GW biomass and 6 GW small hydro," CEA said.
Beyond what is already under construction, contracts for 22,400 MW of thermal capacity have been awarded, 7,000 MW of nuclear power is in various stages of planning, 75,000 MW of pumped storage projects are under survey and 22,347 MW of battery storage is being tendered.
The report estimates peak electricity demand will grow at a CAGR of 5.58 per cent through 2035-36, reaching 459 GW, while energy requirement is projected at 3,365 billion units.
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