About 6,600 MW nuclear capacity under construction in India

Around 6,600 megawatt nuclear capacity is under construction, and another 7,000 megawatt is under various stages of planning and approval, Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Thursday. The minister also said that 12,723.50 MW of hydroelectric projects are under construction. Further, 4,274 megawatt (MW) of hydroelectric projects are under various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2031-32, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. For nuclear, Lal said 6,600 MW of nuclear capacity is under construction and targeted to be completed by 2029-30. 7,000 MW of nuclear capacity is under various stages of planning and approval. As per official data, India's current nuclear capacity is over 8,780 MW. In energy storage systems, 11,620 MW/69,720 MWh Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction. A total of 6,580 MW/39,480 MWh capacity of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) is concurred and yet to be taken up for construction. Currently, 9,653.94 MW/ 26,729.32 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity is under construction, and 19,797.65 MW/ 61,013.40 MWh BESS capacity are under tendering stage. In a separate reply, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik informed the House that India added 52,536.49 MW installed generation capacity in the current financial year, FY 2025-26 (till January 2026). As of January 31, the total installed generation capacity is 5,20,511 MW, of which the share of renewable energy sources was 2,63,189 MW (50.6 per cent).