New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Amid growing demand for power in the country, companies have installed a record power generation capacity of 52.53 GW in the country so far this financial year. The previous record was about 34 GW in FY25.

A power ministry statement said that out of the total capacity installed so far this fiscal, renewable sources comprised 39.65 GW. A total of 8.8 GW of coal-based capacity was added during the period under review.

"During the current financial year 2025-26 (up to 31 January 2026), a record 52,537 MW of generation capacity (from all sources) has been added. Of this, 39,657 MW has been added from renewable energy sources, which includes 34,955 MW of solar power, 4,613 MW of wind power," it said.

With this addition...