PERPLEX GRID ATLAS
INDIA COAL & THERMAL FLEET · JULY 2026
Operating Capacity
2,54,433 MW
254.4 GW · 862 units · 287 plants
Active New-Build Pipeline
1,37,650 MW
40.5 GW constr + 55.3 GW permitted + 41.8 GW announced
Cancelled Archive
5,83,569 MW
758 units · 407 locations
Mean Operating Age
19.5 yrs
Median 15.0 yrs · 10,952 Btu/kWh
Annual Carbon
1,501.8 Mt CO2/yr
+679.9 Mt/yr pipeline · 29.1 Bt lifetime
Captive Industrial
24,349 MW
235 units · Steel 8.6 · Al 7.5 · Metals 4.4 · Cement 1.3 GW
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Status
Combustion tech
Coal type
Operating 254.4 GW
Construction 40.5 GW
Permitted & Pre-Permit 55.3 GW
Announced 41.8 GW
Retired / Mothballed 17.9 GW
Cancelled 583.6 GW
2032 ▸
State-wise capacity (GW)
Operating vs active pipeline
The technology flip (GW)
Operating fleet 62% subcritical → pipeline 58.5% ultra-supercritical
Parent ownership & SOE concentration (GW)
State-owned vs private IPPs
Coal peaker vs Demand Flexibility
Offset evening peak with Perplex DF aggregation
Pipeline: 1,37,650 MW
COAL MW AVOIDED
27,530
AVOIDED CAPEX
₹2,34,005 Cr
AVOIDED CO2
165.18 Mt/yr
PREMISES NEEDED
1,28,473 C&I
68,82,500 homes
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Assumes ₹8.5 Cr/MW coal capex, 150 kW per C&I site, 1.2 kW per home, 70/30 C&I/home split. Indicative only.

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Plant Tracker, July 2026 (India subset). Simulator figures are indicative.