India
power plants.
India has 1,591 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 316 GW of tracked generating capacity. Its grid leans on coal — 64.8% of tracked capacity (205 GW), with hydro a distant second at 14.4%. The largest single plant we track is Vindh_chal Stps (4,760 MW, online since 2002).
India electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel, from our public-data catalog. Each fuel links to its global page.
Largest plants in India
Frequently asked questions
Where does India get its electricity?
Across the 1,591 plants in our catalog, India's tracked capacity is led by coal at 64.8% (205 GW), then hydro at 14.4% and solar at 8.1%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public datasets, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in India?
The largest plant we track in India is Vindh_chal Stps, a coal facility with 4,760 MW of capacity (commissioned 2002). Open nrgmap to see it on the map with 1,590 other India plants.
How many power plants does India have?
Our catalog tracks 1,591 power plants in India, totalling 316 GW. This is a large, representative subset built from sources like WRI, EIA and OpenStreetMap — the true national total, including the smallest installations, is higher.
Can I see India's power grid on a map?
Yes — open nrgmap at app.nrgmap.com and search India to fly to it. Every tracked plant is a marker sized by capacity and coloured by fuel, with the national fuel mix in the side panel.