Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
The electricity sector in India is the world's fifth largest with an an installed capacity of 205.34 gigawatt (GW) as of June 2012.
The captive power plants generate an additional 31.5 GW. Thermal power plants constitute 66% of the installed capacity, hydroelectric about 19% and remaining is a combination of wind, small hydro, biomass, waste-to-electricity, and nuclear sources.
Currently, India suffers from a major shortage of electricity generation capacity, being the world's fourth largest energy consumer after United States, China and Russia.
Of the 1.4 billion people of the world who have no access to electricity in the world, India accounts for over 300 million.
Here's a list of the Indian states ranked in order of households having electricity.
1. Gujarat
Percentage of houses electrified: 100%
Percentage of houses using electricity as their primary source of lighting: 90.41%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Lakshadweep Tourism.
2. Lakshadweep
Percentage of houses using electricity: 99.7%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Delhi Tourism.
3. Delhi
Percentage of houses electrified: 99.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 99.1%
Daman:
Percentage of houses using electricity: 99.1%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Chandigarh Tourism.
4. Chandigarh
Percentage of houses using electricity: 98.4%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Pondichery Tourism.
5. Pondicherry
Percentage of houses using electricity: 97.7%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Goa Tourism.
6. Goa
Percentage of houses electrified: 96.4%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 96.9%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, H P Tourism.
7. Himachal Pradesh
Percentage of houses electrified: 98.4%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 96.8%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Punjab Tourism.
8. Punjab
Percentage of houses electrified: 96.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 96.6%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Silvassa Tourism.
9. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Percentage of houses using electricity: 95.2%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Kerala Tourism.
10. Kerala
Percentage of houses electrified: 91%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 94.4%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Tamil Nadu Tourism.
11. Tamil Nadu
Percentage of houses electrified: 88.6%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 93.4%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courteys, Sikkim Tourism.
12. Sikkim
Percentage of houses electrified: 92.1%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 92.5 %
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, West Bengal Tourism.
13. West Bengal
Percentage of houses electrified: 52.5%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 54.5%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Karnataka Tourism.
14. Karnataka
Percentage of houses electrified: 89.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 90.6 %
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Haryana Tourism.
15. Haryana
Percentage of houses electrified: 91.5%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 90.5%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Viscious81/Wikimedia Commons.
16. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Percentage of houses using electricity: 86.1%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, J and K Tourism.
17. Jammu and Kashmir
Percentage of houses electrified: 93.2%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 85.1%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Mizotourism.
18. Mizoram
Percentage of houses electrified: 92.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 84.2%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
Photographs: Courtesy, Manipur Tourism.
19. Manipur
Percentage of houses electrified: 87%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 68.4%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
20. Maharashtra
Percentage of houses electrified: 83.5%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 83.9%
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