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India August power generation up 7.8% on year at 144 bln kWh
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KOLKATA – India's electricity generation in August rose 7.8% year-on-year but remained nearly flat on month at 144.11 billion kilowatt-hours, data released by the Central Electricity Authority of India showed. In August 2025, total power generation from all sources stood at 133.71 billion kilowatt-hours, and in July 2026, it stood at 144.03 billion kilowatt-hours. Total electricity generation includes the power bought from Bhutan.
Thermal power generation was up 11.7% on year at 116.81 billion kilowatt-hours and nuclear power generation rose 22.4% to 5.02 billion kilowatt-hours. However, hydropower generation fell 12% to 20.69 billion kilowatt-hours, and the power imported from Bhutan rose 1.6% to 1.59 billion kilowatt-hours in August.
For Apr-Aug, total electricity produced was 710.26 billion kilowatt-hours, up 6.7% on year. India has set a total electricity generation target of 1.72 trillion kilowatt-hours for the current financial year.
The electricity generation details for August and Apr-Aug, in billion kilowatt-hours, are as follows:
|
|
August 2026 |
July 2026 |
August 2025 |
Year-on-year change (in %) |
Plant load factor (in %) |
|
Thermal |
116.81 |
119.36 |
104.54 |
11.73 |
66.83 |
|
Nuclear |
5.02 |
5.40 |
4.11 |
22.35 |
76.90 |
|
Hydro |
20.69 |
17.75 |
23.52 |
(-) 12.03 |
|
|
Bhutan |
1.59 |
1.51 |
1.55 |
2.85 |
|
|
Total |
144.11 |
144.03 |
133.71 |
7.78 |
|
|
|
Apr-Aug 2026-27 |
Apr-Aug 2025-26 |
Year-on-year change (in %) |
Plant load factor (in %) |
|
Thermal |
603.75 |
552.91 |
9.19 |
70.17 |
|
Nuclear |
26.85 |
23.23 |
15.59 |
83.28 |
|
Hydro |
75.32 |
84.85 |
(-) 11.23 |
|
|
Bhutan |
4.34 |
4.90 |
(-) 11.27 |
|
|
Total |
710.26 |
665.89 |
6.66 |
|
Source: Central Electricity Authority
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Reported by Avishek Rakshit
Edited by Shubhayan Bhattacharya
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