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India’s Renewable Power Generation Rises 11% in H1 FY27, Solar Output Jumps 47% Photograph: (AI)
India’s renewable energy generation, including large hydropower, rose 11.03% year on year to 304.24 billion units (BU) during the first six months of FY2026-27, supported by a sharp increase in solar power generation, according to the data shared by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
Renewableared with 274,028.53 MU in the corresponding period of FY26. Excluding large hydropower, renewable generation increased 25.99% to 210.24 BU from 166.86 BU. energy sources generated 304,241.94 million units (MU) between April and September 2026, comp
Solar power was the largest driver of growth among renewable sources excluding large hydro. Solar generation rose 47.14% to 119.68 BU in April–September FY27, compared with 81.34 BU a year earlier. Solar accounted for around 39.3% of total renewable generation, including large hydro, during the six-month period.
Wind generation increased 9.71% to 79.81 BU from 72.74 BU. Biomass generation rose 10.60% to 2.15 BU, while generation from other renewable sources increased marginally to 1.47 BU.
However, generation from large hydropower declined 12.28% to 94.01 BU from 107.17 BU in the year-ago period. Small hydro generation fell 19.92% to 5.91 BU, while bagasse-based generation declined 39.02% to 1.22 BU.
The report’s figures exclude electricity imports from Bhutan from the large-hydro generation category. It separately records Bhutan’s electricity imports at 5.66 BU during April–September 2026.
Renewable energy generation, including large hydro, reached 50.67 BU in September 2026, up 4.74% from 48.38 BU in September 2025. Excluding large hydro, generation increased 22.81% to 32.01 BU.
Solar generation in September rose 48.84% year on year to 20.18 BU, while wind generation declined 4.59% to 9.92 BU. Large-hydro generation fell 16.38% to 18.66 BU from 22.32 BU in September last year.
Solar contributed approximately 39.8% of renewable generation in September, excluding large hydro? The report’s source-wise chart instead places solar at around 39.8% of total renewable generation including large hydro. Large hydro contributed about 36.8%, while wind accounted for around 19.6%.
Among states, Gujarat recorded the highest renewable generation during April–September FY27, at 51.57 BU, compared with 36.19 BU in the year-ago period. Rajasthan followed with 45.83 BU, up from 35.87 BU. Karnataka generated 32.11 BU, slightly higher than 31.45 BU a year earlier, while Tamil Nadu’s generation rose to 32.75 BU from 32.08 BU. Maharashtra recorded 17.75 BU, compared with 14.26 BU in the corresponding period last year.
The Ministry’s report compiles generation data received from state load dispatch centres and electricity departments. It notes that some state-level figures are provisional, and solar generation for Delhi is based on August 2026 data. The first-half figures show solar generation expanding faster than other major renewable sources, while lower large-hydro output moderated the growth in total renewable generation.
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