Energy sector in India
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India's Energy Industry in 2026: Power, Renewables, Oil & Gas Data

Verified datasets across power gencos, renewable developers, oil & gas, and downstream distribution — refreshed monthly

Summary: India's energy sector spans 425 GW of installed power capacity, a rapidly growing 200 GW+ renewable pipeline, oil & gas majors led by IOC, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, Reliance, and Adani, plus city-gas distribution across 300+ districts. Verified datasets cover gencos, IPPs, renewable developers, oil marketing companies, and downstream stations.

India's energy sector is undergoing the largest transition of any major economy — a coal-anchored 425 GW grid rebuilding around 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030 under the Panchamrit commitments. Aggregate energy spend crossed ₹22 lakh crore in FY2025, split across power (48%), oil & gas (37%), coal (10%), and city-gas plus small alternatives (5%).

For B2B teams — EPC contractors, equipment vendors (turbines, transformers, PV modules), O&M service providers, energy-management SaaS, industrial-automation companies, financial arrangers, and consultants — the discovery challenge is mapping utility, IPP, renewable, and oil / gas players against actual project pipelines. Our verified India energy directory consolidates gencos, IPPs, renewable developers, OMCs, and city-gas distributors into a single CSV.

Overview

Market shape at a glance

Installed power capacity crossed 425 GW, with about 46% non-fossil (solar ~85 GW, wind ~45 GW, hydro ~47 GW, nuclear ~8 GW). Coal still dominates dispatch at ~72% of generation. Top gencos: NTPC (~74 GW), NHPC, Adani Power, Tata Power, JSW Energy, Reliance Power, Torrent Power, ReNew Power, Greenko, Azure Power, ACME Solar. Oil & gas is anchored by IOC, BPCL, HPCL (retail), ONGC, Oil India (upstream), Reliance, Nayara (private refining), GAIL and Indraprastha Gas (transmission and CGD).

Who regulates what

  • MoP + CERC + SERCs — power tariffs and licensing
  • MNRE — renewable energy policy, PLI schemes
  • SECI, NTPC Renewable, NHPC — utility-scale RE tendering
  • PNGRB — city-gas distribution, pipeline networks
  • MoPNG + DGH — upstream oil & gas, blocks, production sharing
  • BEE — energy efficiency, PAT scheme, appliance labels

Geography

Renewable capacity concentrates in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. Coal generation clusters in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand. Oil refining hubs: Jamnagar (Reliance), Vadinar (Nayara), Mumbai (BPCL, HPCL), Panipat (IOC), Kochi (BPCL), Paradip (IOC), Bina (BPCL), Bathinda (HPCL). City-gas distribution runs across 300+ districts led by IGL, MGL, GGL, Adani Total Gas, THINK Gas, Torrent Gas.

Industries in this group

Sub-verticals we cover

Power generation

NTPC, NHPC, SJVN (central utilities), state gencos, private IPPs (Adani Power, Tata Power, JSW, Reliance Power, Torrent, Vedanta), renewable pure-plays (ReNew, Greenko, Azure, ACME, Continuum, Adani Green, Tata Power Renewables, JSW Neo Energy), and captive-power plants.

Transmission & distribution

Power Grid Corporation (interstate transmission), state transmission utilities, and 100+ distribution companies (BEST, Adani Electricity, Tata Power Delhi, BSES, Torrent Power distribution, plus state DISCOMs).

Oil & gas — upstream to retail

ONGC, Oil India, Cairn (Vedanta) upstream, IOC / BPCL / HPCL / Reliance / Nayara refining and retail, GAIL / Petronet LNG transmission, city-gas distributors (IGL, MGL, GGL, Adani Total Gas, THINK, Torrent Gas), and downstream fuel-station networks.

Renewables & storage

Utility-scale solar and wind IPPs, rooftop solar EPCs, energy-storage developers (Tata Power, Reliance New Energy, JSW, Larsen & Toubro), and green-hydrogen developers.

EPC, O&M & equipment

Power EPC contractors (L&T Power, BHEL, KEC, Kalpataru Projects, GE Power, Siemens Energy), turbine and transformer manufacturers, PV module makers (Waaree, Adani Solar, Vikram Solar, Tata Solar, ReNew Solar), inverter suppliers, and independent O&M providers.

How buyers use this data

How buyers use this dataset

  • Equipment supply mapping: Match turbine, transformer, PV module, or inverter portfolios to actual IPP and utility footprints per state.
  • EPC bidding intelligence: Track developer pipelines and PPA cycles by SECI / state-utility tendering activity.
  • Energy management SaaS: Reach discoms, industrial captive plants, and large commercial premises for BEMS and demand-response platforms.
  • Green-hydrogen and storage development: Filter developers with active RE portfolios and land banks.
  • Oil & gas station networks: Distribution planning for lubricants, additives, EV charging co-location, and NFR (non-fuel retail) partnerships.
  • Industrial-automation sales: Target refineries, petrochem plants, and generation units for DCS, SCADA, and IIoT rollouts.
  • Investor + M&A: Regional renewable developers and CGD players ripe for consolidation.

Pricing in India

Licensing & pricing

India energy datasets are priced dynamically by row count. Regular covers the immediately downloadable slice. Extended unlocks the full set with GPS coordinates and internal redistribution rights. Fields include entity name, project location, capacity band (MW / TPD), category, address, city, state, phone, and website. Refresh cadence is monthly for utilities and major IPPs, quarterly for long-tail equipment suppliers and O&M providers.

Get started

Browse the energy datasets below or ask for a bespoke slice — a specific technology, a specific state, or a specific capacity band. Sample rows on every product page.

Frequently asked questions

How large is India's installed power capacity?
Around 425 GW installed capacity across coal, gas, hydro, nuclear, wind, solar, and other renewables. Non-fossil share is about 46% and the government's target is 500 GW non-fossil by 2030.
Who are the top energy players in India?
Power: NTPC, NHPC, Adani Power, Tata Power, JSW, ReNew, Greenko, Azure. Oil & gas: IOC, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, Reliance, Nayara, GAIL, Petronet LNG.
Does the dataset cover renewable-only players?
Yes — ReNew Power, Greenko, Azure, ACME, Continuum, Adani Green, Tata Power Renewables, JSW Neo, and hundreds of regional rooftop-solar EPCs are covered.
Are DISCOMs and transmission utilities included?
Yes. Power Grid Corporation, state transmission utilities, private distribution licensees (BEST, Adani Electricity, Tata Power Delhi, BSES, Torrent), and state DISCOMs are covered at head-office level.
What data is included per record?
Entity name, project location, capacity band, category, address, city, state, phone, and website. Extended license includes GPS coordinates and PPA / tender status where public.
How often is the energy data refreshed?
Utilities and major IPPs refresh monthly. Long-tail equipment suppliers and O&M providers refresh quarterly.

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What does the Energy database include?
Every record carries the company name, verified business email, mobile / landline, social handles, and the map-verified business listing with address and phone. The dataset covers 120 sub-industries inside Energy with continuously refreshed records.
How many Energy companies are in the catalogue?
The Energy group lists 1.7M+ verified businesses across 120 sub-industries. Counts update live as new records are verified — pick any sub-industry to see its individual coverage and a free sample.
Which countries are covered for Energy?
Records span 61+ countries with deepest coverage in India, USA, Canada and Australia. Use the country selector at the top to scope every count on the page to one market before you download.
How much does the Energy database cost?
Pay-as-you-go from ₹1–₹2 per row (about $0.012–$0.024). No contract, no per-seat fees, no monthly minimum. Buy credits in packs starting at ₹999 for 1,000 records and download instantly.
Can I sample the Energy data before buying?
Yes. Every sub-industry dataset page ships a free 25–50 record sample so you can validate accuracy, column shape and country coverage before paying anything.