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Draft National Electricity Policy 2026

January 26 , 2026 14 hrs 0 min 33 0

The Ministry of Power released the Draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026 for public consultation.
The policy replaces the NEP 2005 and sets a roadmap to transform India’s power sector by 2047.
India has achieved universal household electrification by March 2021 and has operated a unified national grid since 2013.
Targets include raising per capita electricity consumption to 2,000 kWh by 2030 and 4,000 kWh by 2047.
India aims to reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070.
Key reforms: increase renewable energy, promote battery energy storage systems, reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, and modernise the power grid.
Nuclear power capacity target is 100 GW by 2047, including small and modular reactors, with a focus on storage-based hydro and thermal integration.