India · demand · by state, live

230 GW drawn across the states right now

Maharashtra leads at 26.0 GW, then Uttar Pradesh (23.6 GW) and Gujarat ( 21.7 GW). Per person, though, Punjab draws the most — 495 W each. And per ₹ of output, Punjab's economy is the most power-hungry.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands — no data Andhra Pradesh — 10111 Arunachal Pradesh — 192 Assam — 2594 Bihar — 6943 Chandigarh — 328 Chhattisgarh — 4853 Dadra And Nagar Haveli — 1021 Daman And Diu — 386 Delhi — 6575 Goa — 588 Gujarat — 21743 Haryana — 12432 Himachal Pradesh — 1125 Jammu And Kashmir — 2136 Jharkhand — 2200 Karnataka — 11401 Kerala — 4298 Lakshadweep — no data Madhya Pradesh — 11536 Maharashtra — 26041 Manipur — 258 Meghalaya — 351 Mizoram — 143 Nagaland — 165 Odisha — 5696 Puducherry — 481 Punjab — 15297 Rajasthan — 14357 Sikkim — 88 Tamil Nadu — 19714 Telangana — 10411 Tripura — 324 Uttar Pradesh — 23581 Uttarakhand — 2117 West Bengal — 10306
88 26041 MW demand

India · central grid dependence · by state

100% of Arunachal Pradesh's demand is met outside central allocation

How much of each state's demand falls outside the centrally allocated ISGS share — covered by state-owned plants or inter-state purchases. Himachal Pradesh is least dependent at -83%.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands — no data Andhra Pradesh — 23% Arunachal Pradesh — 100% Assam — 92% Bihar — 86% Chandigarh — 100% Chhattisgarh — 54% Dadra And Nagar Haveli — 100% Daman And Diu — 100% Delhi — 92% Goa — 100% Gujarat — 34% Haryana — 76% Himachal Pradesh — -83% Jammu And Kashmir — 88% Jharkhand — 81% Karnataka — 31% Kerala — 73% Lakshadweep — no data Madhya Pradesh — 46% Maharashtra — 32% Manipur — 100% Meghalaya — 28% Mizoram — 100% Nagaland — 100% Odisha — 43% Puducherry — 100% Punjab — 70% Rajasthan — 36% Sikkim — 100% Tamil Nadu — 55% Telangana — 37% Tripura — 98% Uttar Pradesh — 44% Uttarakhand — 58% West Bengal — 43%
23% 100% % demand beyond central allocation

India · daily generation vs latest demand

36.5 GW reported surplus in Madhya Pradesh

MERIT daily scheduled + unscheduled generation for 2026-08-17 minus the latest state demand snapshot at Wed, 19 Aug, 18:26 IST. This is an accounting comparison, not a live state balance. 3 positive gaps, 31 negative gaps. Largest negative gap: Uttar Pradesh at 23.6 GW.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands — no data Andhra Pradesh — -10111 Arunachal Pradesh — -192 Assam — -2594 Bihar — -6943 Chandigarh — -328 Chhattisgarh — -4853 Dadra And Nagar Haveli — -1021 Daman And Diu — -386 Delhi — -6575 Goa — -588 Gujarat — -7104 Haryana — -12432 Himachal Pradesh — 1142 Jammu And Kashmir — -2136 Jharkhand — -2200 Karnataka — -11401 Kerala — -1819 Lakshadweep — no data Madhya Pradesh — 36520 Maharashtra — -8774 Manipur — -258 Meghalaya — -351 Mizoram — -143 Nagaland — -165 Odisha — -5696 Puducherry — -481 Punjab — -15297 Rajasthan — -945 Sikkim — 48 Tamil Nadu — -19714 Telangana — -10411 Tripura — -24 Uttar Pradesh — -23581 Uttarakhand — -2117 West Bengal — -6581
-23581 36520 MW gap (+ generation over demand / − demand over generation)

Positive gaps

  1. +36.5 Madhya Pradesh gen 48.1 · demand 11.5 GW
  2. +1.1 Himachal Pradesh gen 2.3 · demand 1.1 GW
  3. +0.0 Sikkim gen 0.1 · demand 0.1 GW

Negative gaps

  1. -23.6 Uttar Pradesh gen 0.0 · demand 23.6 GW
  2. -19.7 Tamil Nadu gen 0.0 · demand 19.7 GW
  3. -15.3 Punjab gen 0.0 · demand 15.3 GW
  4. -12.4 Haryana gen 0.0 · demand 12.4 GW
  5. -11.4 Karnataka gen 0.0 · demand 11.4 GW
  6. -10.4 Telangana gen 0.0 · demand 10.4 GW
  7. -10.1 Andhra Pradesh gen 0.0 · demand 10.1 GW
  8. -8.8 Maharashtra gen 17.3 · demand 26.0 GW
  9. -7.1 Gujarat gen 14.6 · demand 21.7 GW
  10. -6.9 Bihar gen 0.0 · demand 6.9 GW
  11. -6.6 West Bengal gen 3.7 · demand 10.3 GW
  12. -6.6 Delhi gen 0.0 · demand 6.6 GW
  13. -5.7 Odisha gen 0.0 · demand 5.7 GW
  14. -4.9 Chhattisgarh gen 0.0 · demand 4.9 GW
  15. -2.6 Assam gen 0.0 · demand 2.6 GW
  16. -2.2 Jharkhand gen 0.0 · demand 2.2 GW
  17. -2.1 Jammu And Kashmir gen 0.0 · demand 2.1 GW
  18. -2.1 Uttarakhand gen 0.0 · demand 2.1 GW
  19. -1.8 Kerala gen 2.5 · demand 4.3 GW
  20. -1.0 Dadra And Nagar Haveli gen 0.0 · demand 1.0 GW
  21. -0.9 Rajasthan gen 13.4 · demand 14.4 GW
  22. -0.6 Goa gen 0.0 · demand 0.6 GW
  23. -0.5 Puducherry gen 0.0 · demand 0.5 GW
  24. -0.4 Daman And Diu gen 0.0 · demand 0.4 GW
  25. -0.4 Meghalaya gen 0.0 · demand 0.4 GW
  26. -0.3 Chandigarh gen 0.0 · demand 0.3 GW
  27. -0.3 Manipur gen 0.0 · demand 0.3 GW
  28. -0.2 Arunachal Pradesh gen 0.0 · demand 0.2 GW
  29. -0.2 Nagaland gen 0.0 · demand 0.2 GW
  30. -0.1 Mizoram gen 0.0 · demand 0.1 GW
  31. -0.0 Tripura gen 0.3 · demand 0.3 GW

India · cost of power · by state

₹3.52/unit wholesale cost in Gujarat — highest merit-order procurement

Merit-order dispatch cost — what generators are paid per unit, not the consumer tariff. 9 states reporting · lowest ₹1.55/unit in Tripura. Grey states reported no merit-order dispatch.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands — no data Andhra Pradesh — ₹0.00 Arunachal Pradesh — ₹0.00 Assam — ₹0.00 Bihar — ₹0.00 Chandigarh — ₹0.00 Chhattisgarh — ₹0.00 Dadra And Nagar Haveli — ₹0.00 Daman And Diu — ₹0.00 Delhi — ₹0.00 Goa — ₹0.00 Gujarat — ₹3.52 Haryana — ₹0.00 Himachal Pradesh — ₹2.15 Jammu And Kashmir — ₹0.00 Jharkhand — ₹0.00 Karnataka — ₹0.00 Kerala — ₹2.73 Lakshadweep — no data Madhya Pradesh — ₹1.96 Maharashtra — ₹2.33 Manipur — ₹0.00 Meghalaya — ₹0.00 Mizoram — ₹0.00 Nagaland — ₹0.00 Odisha — ₹0.00 Puducherry — ₹0.00 Punjab — ₹0.00 Rajasthan — ₹2.99 Sikkim — ₹1.74 Tamil Nadu — ₹0.00 Telangana — ₹0.00 Tripura — ₹1.55 Uttar Pradesh — ₹0.00 Uttarakhand — ₹0.00 West Bengal — ₹3.05
₹1.55 ₹3.52 ₹/unit (weighted avg)
  1. ₹3.52 Gujarat marginal ₹5.50
  2. ₹3.05 West Bengal marginal ₹3.98
  3. ₹2.99 Rajasthan marginal ₹6.36
  4. ₹2.73 Kerala marginal ₹4.20
  5. ₹2.33 Maharashtra marginal ₹4.42
  6. ₹2.15 Himachal Pradesh marginal ₹4.78
  7. ₹1.96 Madhya Pradesh marginal ₹3.21
  8. ₹1.74 Sikkim marginal ₹2.84
  9. ₹1.55 Tripura marginal ₹2.97

India · biggest generators · by fuel type

28.8 GW from R P SAGAR (INTER STATE PROJECT) — largest reported generator on 2026-08-17

Top generating station in each reported fuel category across all states, ranked by MERIT scheduled + unscheduled daily output.

Thermal GADARWARA-I 7.8 GW
Renewable SOLAR 1.4 GW
Hydro R P SAGAR (INTER STATE PROJECT) 28.8 GW
Nuclear NAPP 0.6 GW
Gas GANDHAR RLNG 0.2 GW
Unknown SGTPS -1X500 0.6 GW