Low Coal Stocks and Weak Hydro Put Wind in Focus

India needs more electricity, but it has recently had trouble getting enough from some sources.

Hydropower has fallen because reservoirs have had less water, and solar power is harder to use at night without enough batteries.

Coal plants have produced more power, but many are running with low coal stocks or are offline for maintenance.

Wind power is being presented as another way to help meet demand.

India added 6.05 gigawatts of wind capacity in FY26, a record.

Officials expect yearly additions to rise further in the coming years.

A government transmission and storage scheme is also meant to help move and store renewable electricity.

Wind is not described as solving the shortages on its own, but the article identifies it as a growing part of the response.