Asia · country explainer · estimated data
India's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-05 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-05
629gCO₂e/kWh
#70 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
28.4%
clean incl. nuclear: 31.6%
Records
Cleanest: 580 (2025-07)
Dirtiest: 749 (2019-01)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 644 | -40 | 27 | 1869.4 |
| 2024 | 684 | -7 | 22.3 | 1824.3 |
| 2023 | 691 | +10 | 21.8 | 1717.1 |
| 2022 | 681 | -8 | 23 | 1605.8 |
| 2021 | 689 | +12 | 21.7 | 1477.5 |
| 2020 | 677 | -16 | 22.4 | 1346.8 |
| 2019 | 693 | — | 20.9 | 1379.6 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/in".