Power Demand
All-India peak demand and energy met — monthly trends, year-on-year growth across grains, and the forces driving future load.
As of 1 Apr 2026
Demand snapshot
Latest month and FY26-to-date growth.
Latest peak demand
256GW
Apr 2026
High
Peak demand YoY
+4.5%
vs Apr 2025
High
Latest energy met
150BU
Apr 2026
High
Energy met YoY
+8.7%
vs Apr 2025
High
FY26 peak growth
0.0%
vs FY25
High
FY26 energy growth
+5.4%
vs FY25
High
Monthly peak demand
All-India peak met, GW.
Monthly peak demand
GW · all-India
Source CEA (monthly)· As of 1 Apr 2026High
Monthly energy met
BU · all-India
Source CEA (monthly)· As of 1 Apr 2026High
Year-on-year growth
% YoY · peak & energy (from month 13)
Source CEA (monthly)· As of 1 Apr 2026High
Growth by grain
Quarterly and financial-year YoY (peak = max, energy = sum).
Quarterly YoY growth
FY26 quarters vs FY25
Source CEA (monthly)· As of 1 Apr 2026High
Yearly YoY growth
Financial year vs prior FY
Source CEA (monthly)· As of 1 Apr 2026High
Demand drivers
Forward load additions by FY30 (context).
Future demand drivers
Incremental GW by ~FY30
Source VQ Research / industry· As of 1 Apr 2026Medium