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India

With a power score of 2.73, India ranks number 1 among Emerging Markets and number 1 in the Asia-Pacific region

Power score

2.73/5

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Score over time

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Overview

India has a power score of 2.73, which puts it at rank 1 in the Emerging Markets power ranking.

At 2.73, the power score of India is better than than the regional average of 1.94 in the Asia-Pacific region and puts it at rank 1 in the region.

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India

Power

Power policy

India implements policies in 7/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in tariff, Net metering, Priority grid access, Renewables mandate, and Renewable Energy Certificates.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in India has increased from 94.78 USD/MWh in 2022 to 95.93 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in India has fluctuated between 94.78 USD/MWh (2022) and 107.23 USD/MWh (2017).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in India in 2023 was in Coal at 50.07%, down from 51.42% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Utility-scale PV at 13.55%, up from 12.49% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

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Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in India in 2023 was in Coal at 73.49%, down from 74.73% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 8.07%, up from 5.68% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in India was around $13,069.66 million in 2023, a decrease of 14.47% from 2022 ($15,280.10 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2022 at $15,280.10 million, while the lowest was in 2020 with $6,638.34 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: Yes
retail: Yes

Doing business and barriers

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Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

No

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Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

Yes

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Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

Yes

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Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

Yes

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