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.
8826041MW 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%.
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.
-2358136520MW gap (+ generation over demand / − demand over generation)
Positive gaps
+36.5 Madhya Pradesh
gen 48.1 · demand 11.5 GW
+1.1 Himachal Pradesh
gen 2.3 · demand 1.1 GW
+0.0 Sikkim
gen 0.1 · demand 0.1 GW
Negative gaps
-23.6 Uttar Pradesh
gen 0.0 · demand 23.6 GW
-19.7 Tamil Nadu
gen 0.0 · demand 19.7 GW
-15.3 Punjab
gen 0.0 · demand 15.3 GW
-12.4 Haryana
gen 0.0 · demand 12.4 GW
-11.4 Karnataka
gen 0.0 · demand 11.4 GW
-10.4 Telangana
gen 0.0 · demand 10.4 GW
-10.1 Andhra Pradesh
gen 0.0 · demand 10.1 GW
-8.8 Maharashtra
gen 17.3 · demand 26.0 GW
-7.1 Gujarat
gen 14.6 · demand 21.7 GW
-6.9 Bihar
gen 0.0 · demand 6.9 GW
-6.6 West Bengal
gen 3.7 · demand 10.3 GW
-6.6 Delhi
gen 0.0 · demand 6.6 GW
-5.7 Odisha
gen 0.0 · demand 5.7 GW
-4.9 Chhattisgarh
gen 0.0 · demand 4.9 GW
-2.6 Assam
gen 0.0 · demand 2.6 GW
-2.2 Jharkhand
gen 0.0 · demand 2.2 GW
-2.1 Jammu And Kashmir
gen 0.0 · demand 2.1 GW
-2.1 Uttarakhand
gen 0.0 · demand 2.1 GW
-1.8 Kerala
gen 2.5 · demand 4.3 GW
-1.0 Dadra And Nagar Haveli
gen 0.0 · demand 1.0 GW
-0.9 Rajasthan
gen 13.4 · demand 14.4 GW
-0.6 Goa
gen 0.0 · demand 0.6 GW
-0.5 Puducherry
gen 0.0 · demand 0.5 GW
-0.4 Daman And Diu
gen 0.0 · demand 0.4 GW
-0.4 Meghalaya
gen 0.0 · demand 0.4 GW
-0.3 Chandigarh
gen 0.0 · demand 0.3 GW
-0.3 Manipur
gen 0.0 · demand 0.3 GW
-0.2 Arunachal Pradesh
gen 0.0 · demand 0.2 GW
-0.2 Nagaland
gen 0.0 · demand 0.2 GW
-0.1 Mizoram
gen 0.0 · demand 0.1 GW
-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.
₹1.55₹3.52₹/unit (weighted avg)
₹3.52 Gujaratmarginal ₹5.50
₹3.05 West Bengalmarginal ₹3.98
₹2.99 Rajasthanmarginal ₹6.36
₹2.73 Keralamarginal ₹4.20
₹2.33 Maharashtramarginal ₹4.42
₹2.15 Himachal Pradeshmarginal ₹4.78
₹1.96 Madhya Pradeshmarginal ₹3.21
₹1.74 Sikkimmarginal ₹2.84
₹1.55 Tripuramarginal ₹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.