India's renewable energy potential more than doubled in FY25: Mospi

The government says renewable energy potential rose to over 4.7 million MW in FY25, while total primary energy supply increased to 39,055 petajoules in 2024-25

India’s renewable energy potential more than doubled to 4,704,043 megawatt (Mw) as of March 31, 2025, from 2,109,655 Mw a year earlier, according to Energy Statistics India 2026, cited by the government in Parliament. The government added that India’s total primary energy supply rose to 39,055 petajoules (PJ) in 2024–25 from 37,936 PJ in 2023–24, while data for 2025–26 is not yet available.

 

The latest edition of Energy Statistics India 2026 has also widened its coverage by adding data on credit flow to the energy sector, the international energy scenario, and international marine and aviation bunkers, while aligning the end-use consuming sectors of energy commodities with international standards. The publication also addresses data gaps in industry-wise coal and electricity consumption, according to a written reply by Minister of State (Independent charge) for Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) Rao Inderjit Singh in the Lok Sabha (LS) on Tuesday.

   

“The publication is widely disseminated among users and all line ministries dealing with energy for policy and infrastructure planning. It is shared with all states and Union Territories for suitable policy interventions. The publication is also available in the public domain on the ministry’s website for research and analysis by other users and stakeholders,” the ministry added.

 

Separately, the statistics ministry said it has put in place digital and administrative systems to improve the quality and timeliness of official statistics. In another LS reply, the ministry said primary data collection for National Sample Surveys is now carried out through digital platforms such as computer-assisted personal interviewing (Capi) and eSigma, with built-in validation checks, real-time monitoring, artificial intelligence-enabled chatbots, and multilingual interfaces.

 

According to the ministry, these measures, along with physical scrutiny by senior officers and regular training of field staff, have reduced the release lag for survey data from eight to nine months to 45–90 days. Annual survey results are now released within 90–120 days, quarterly results within 45–60 days, and monthly results within 15–30 days of survey completion, it said.

 

For the Consumer Price Index, the ministry said the new base year 2024 series uses Capi with geotagging, time-stamping, and real-time validation checks to strengthen monitoring and transparency.

 

The ministry said that, to promote transparency and public accountability, anonymised unit-level survey data are made available through the revamped Microdata portal, enabling researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to access, analyse, and use official statistics for evidence-based research and policymaking.

 

“Mospi has also strengthened stakeholder engagement through data user conferences, consultations, workshops, and feedback mechanisms, while digital platforms such as the revamped Mospi website, GoIStats mobile application, eSankhyiki portal, Microdata portal, and application programming interfaces for data exchange have enhanced data accessibility and dissemination,” it said.