New Delhi, March 12 Approximately 6,600 megawatts of nuclear capacity are under construction, and another 7,000 megawatts are in various stages of planning and approval, Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Thursday.
The minister also stated that 12,723.50 MW of hydroelectric projects are under construction.
Furthermore, 4,274 MW of hydroelectric projects are in various stages of planning and are targeted to be completed by 2031-32, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
For nuclear, Lal said that 6,600 MW of nuclear capacity is under construction and is targeted to be completed by 2029-30. 7,000 MW of nuclear capacity is in various stages of planning and approval.
According to official data, India's current nuclear capacity is over 8,780 MW.
In energy storage systems, 11,620 MW/69,720 MWh of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction.
A total of 6,580 MW/39,480 MWh of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) have been approved and are yet to be taken up for construction.
Currently, 9,653.94 MW/ 26,729.32 MWh of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity is under construction, and 19,797.65 MW/ 61,013.40 MWh of BESS capacity are in the tendering stage.
In a separate reply, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik informed the House that India added 52,536.49 MW of installed generation capacity in the current fiscal 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 is 2,63,189 MW (50.6 per cent).
