India, Oct. 12 -- India's electricity generation rose 11 per cent year on year to 536 billion units (BU) in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year 2026-27 (FY26), while peak power demand hit a record 270 gigawatts (GW), 18 per cent higher than the corresponding quarter a year ago. Renewable electricity generation, excluding large hydropower, crossed 100 BU for the first time, even as coal stocks at power plants fell to 21 million tonnes by September 30, just 36 per cent of the normative requirement.

According to the latest India Energy Snapshot for Q2 FY27, by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), combined non-fossil electricity generation, including renewables, hydropower and nuclear power, reached a record 177 ...