India Data Center Review 2026 — India's most comprehensive infrastructure analysis to support the A.I. era. 250+ pages, 14 chapters, 100+ illustrations, free to download.
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Read NowNational all-time peak
2026-05-21
Latest YoY peak growth
vs 2025
States ranked
All-time records
Top 15 — national peak days
| # | Date | Peak (MW) | Met (MW) | Shortage (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-21 | 2,70,820 | 2,46,091 | 1,695 |
| 2 | 2026-05-25 | 2,68,096 | 2,42,190 | 1,100 |
| 3 | 2026-05-22 | 2,67,680 | 2,44,594 | 300 |
| 4 | 2026-05-26 | 2,65,874 | 2,44,699 | 1,349 |
| 5 |
YoY peak growth
| Year | Annual Peak (MW) | YoY Δ |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,00,570 | — |
| 2022 | 2,11,856 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2,39,978 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 2,50,070 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 2,42,493 | -3.0% |
| 2026 | 2,70,820 | +11.7% |
State leaderboard
| # | State | All-time peak (MW) | Set on | Latest year peak (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 32,419 | 2026-03-11 | 32,419(2026) |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 31,364 | 2026-05-24 | 31,364(2026) |
| 3 | Gujarat | 28,436 | 2026-06-16 | 28,436(2026) |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 21,326 |
| 2026-05-20 |
| 2,65,440 |
| 2,46,170 |
| 175 |
| 6 | 2026-05-28 | 2,61,479 | 2,32,933 | — |
| 7 | 2026-05-19 | 2,60,457 | 2,44,904 | 341 |
| 8 | 2026-05-23 | 2,59,812 | 2,44,111 | 300 |
| 9 | 2026-06-09 | 2,59,448 | 2,40,683 | — |
| 10 | 2026-06-10 | 2,59,435 | 2,47,946 | — |
| 11 | 2026-05-27 | 2,58,509 | 2,42,883 | 500 |
| 12 | 2026-06-18 | 2,57,954 | 2,38,989 | 303 |
| 13 | 2026-05-18 | 2,57,370 | 2,41,237 | 601 |
| 14 | 2026-04-25 | 2,56,117 | 2,35,119 | 3,539 |
| 15 | 2026-06-17 | 2,55,997 | 2,46,022 | — |
| 2026-04-30 |
| 21,326(2026) |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 19,895 | 2026-01-14 | 19,895(2026) |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 19,282 | 2026-01-09 | 19,282(2026) |
| 7 | Karnataka | 18,655 | 2026-03-13 | 18,655(2026) |
| 8 | Telangana | 18,548 | 2026-03-27 | 18,548(2026) |
| 9 | Punjab | 17,171 | 2025-07-05 | 15,743(2026) |
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 15,016 | 2026-05-21 | 15,016(2026) |
| 11 | Haryana | 14,524 | 2024-07-31 | 13,395(2026) |
| 12 | West Bengal | 13,570 | 2026-06-17 | 13,570(2026) |
| 13 | Bihar | 8,874 | 2026-06-18 | 8,874(2026) |
| 14 | Delhi | 8,568 | 2024-06-18 | 8,370(2026) |
| 15 | Odisha | 8,482 | 2026-05-22 | 8,482(2026) |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh | 7,078 | 2026-04-18 | 7,078(2026) |
| 17 | Kerala | 6,195 | 2026-04-23 | 6,195(2026) |
| 18 | Jammu and Kashmir | 5,197 | 2024-09-30 | 3,362(2026) |
| 19 | Himachal Pradesh | 4,309 | 2024-09-02 | 2,302(2026) |
| 20 | Tripura | 3,281 | 2025-06-22 | 382(2026) |
| 21 | Uttarakhand | 2,982 | 2026-05-21 | 2,982(2026) |
| 22 | Assam | 2,814 | 2025-09-26 | 2,658(2026) |
| 23 | Jharkhand | 2,609 | 2026-05-26 | 2,609(2026) |
| 24 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1,427 | 2026-06-13 | 1,427(2026) |
| 25 | Goa | 891 | 2026-04-29 | 891(2026) |
| 26 | Puducherry | 571 | 2026-06-08 | 571(2026) |
| 27 | Chandigarh | 460 | 2025-06-12 | 418(2026) |
| 28 | Meghalaya | 424 | 2024-06-29 | 397(2026) |
| 29 | Manipur | 388 | 2025-01-13 | 280(2026) |
| 30 | Mizoram | 325 | 2021-07-29 | 175(2026) |
| 31 | Arunachal Pradesh | 228 | 2025-09-05 | 215(2026) |
| 32 | Nagaland | 210 | 2026-02-23 | 210(2026) |
| 33 | Sikkim | 139 | 2025-02-10 | 125(2026) |
