India's Ministry of Power, in a written reply to the Parliament on July 27, projected an additional load of 26.3 gigawatts from artificial intelligence data centers by fiscal year 2031-32 (April-March), which is expected to be integrated into the grid and be primarily met through renewable energy capacity.

India's peak power demand is estimated to be 289 GW in FY 2026-27, up 17.96% year over year, and reach 364 GW by FY 2030-31 and over 380 GW by FY 2031-32, according to the ministry.

Shripad Naik, the minister of state for power, shared that the development of transmission infrastructure was being undertaken in a phased manner to cater to increasing electricity demand and planned generation capacity addition, including renewable energy.

"Grid modernisation measures, including deployment of static synchronous compensator, battery energy storage systems, synchronous condensers and other advanced grid support technologies are also being planned to enhance grid reliability, flexibility, and facilitate integration of renewable energy," Naik said.