With India now meeting half of its power consumption through renewable energy, the industry is heading into the Union Budget 2026 with its wish list shifting from “more capacity” to building the enablers needed to sustain rapid renewable growth – grid stability, energy storage scale-up, and a stronger domestic solar supply chain. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026 on February 1, 2026, with the Economic Survey expected ahead of it.