India has no immediate plans to add coal power generation capacity beyond 2035, a senior official from the Indian Ministry of Power said. “India wants to secure its energy requirements,” stated the Secretary at the Ministry of Power. “By 2035, we aim to have a coal capacity of 307 GW.” He added that it would be “premature to say” what the country intends to do after 2035 (Reuters, 07/12/2025). He noted that the coal power development strategy aligns with the country’s energy needs.
According to Enerdata, the current coal-fired power capacity in India stood at 266 GW at the end of 2024. Approximately 36 GW of coal capacity is currently under construction, although around 20 GW is suspended due to public opposition or financial constraints. An additional 53 GW is planned, including 18 GW already authorised.
To uphold its commitment to reducing the share of coal in the power generation mix, India has cancelled more than 42 GW of planned UMPPs since 2016. The government estimates that coal will remain the country’s main energy source for the next 30 years, even as its share in the energy mix is expected to fall significantly to 42–48% by 2047. In 2024, coal accounted for 70% of India’s power generation mix (Enerdata’s Global Energy Research, December 2025).
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