page_title: Electricity sector in India
section_title: Renewable energy
hierarchical_section_title: Electricity sector in India / Renewable energy
caption_attribution_description: English: Mean Wind Speed Map India தமிழ்: मीन विंड स्पीड मैप इंडिया Français&#160;: Carte de la vitesse moyenne du vent en Inde Español: Mapa de velocidad media del viento en India 中文: 平均风速地图印度 Português: Mapa do vento médio velocidade Índia Русский: Средняя скорость ветра Карта Индия
context_page_description: India is the world's third largest producer and third largest consumer of electricity. The national electric grid in India has an installed capacity of 371.977 GW as of 31 July 2020. Renewable power plants, which also include large hydroelectric plants, constitute 35.94% of India's total installed capacity. During the 2018-19 fiscal year, the gross electricity generated by utilities in India was 1,372 TWh and the total electricity generation in the country was 1,547 TWh. The gross electricity consumption in 2018-19 was 1,181 kWh per capita. In 2015-16, electric energy consumption in agriculture was recorded as being the highest worldwide. The per capita electricity consumption is low compared to most other countries despite India having a low electricity tariff.
  India has a surplus power generation capacity but lacks adequate distribution infrastructure. To address this, the Government of India launched a program called "Power for All" in 2016. The program was accomplished by December 2018 in providing the necessary infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to all households, industries, and commercial establishments.
context_section_description: As of 31 March 2018, India's grid-connected electricity generation capacity is about 69.02 GW from non-conventional renewable technologies and 45.29 GW from conventional renewable power or major hydroelectric power plants.
  Bids have been invited for installation of a further 115 GW, to achieve a total of 175 GW total installed capacity of non-conventional renewable power by 31 March 2022. The government has set up a fund of US$350 million to finance solar projects.
caption: Mean wind speed India.[107]
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