According to the recent information from union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar, average electricity supply in rural areas has increased from 12.5 hours in 2014 to 22.6 hours and in urban areas to 23.4 hours in 2025. He also informed that our non-fossil power capacity has increased by 46% compared to 2014.
He also informed that with the help of initiatives like Deeen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA), Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) the accessibility to power has increased significantly in the last 10 years.
According to him, fossil-based power capacity has increased from 168 GW in 2014 to 246 GW in Jan 2025.
