> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theglobalvoice.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # India's Infrastructure Output Grows 7.9%, Fastest in Revised Series - URL: https://www.theglobalvoice.com/indias-infrastructure-output-grows-7-9-fastest-in-revised-series/ - Published: 2026-10-22T08:58:32.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-22T08:58:32.000Z - Description: India's infrastructure output rose 7.9% in September, the highest growth in the comparable revised series. Strong electricity generation, coal production and refinery activity lifted the index, although crude oil, natural gas and fertilisers continued to contract. - Author: TGV Desk - Tags: India, that is Bharat, Indian Economy, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Industrial Production, Energy, Economic Growth, The Day So Far, Live Wire, has-audio India's infrastructure output grew 7.9% in September, its strongest annual increase in the comparable revised data series, as electricity generation, refinery production and a recovery in coal output lifted industrial activity. The expansion accelerated from August's revised 5.9%, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on October 21. The [Index of Core Industries](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2326038&lang=1®=3&ref=theglobalvoice.com), which tracks nine industries supplying essential inputs to the wider economy, recorded its fastest growth since at least April 2024\. September's performance also exceeded the 3.1% increase registered a year earlier. Coal provided one of the clearest signs of recovery. Production increased 10.7% after contracting 3.8% in August, while refinery output accelerated to 10.3% from 5.6%. Electricity generation rose 11.4%, continuing a period of strong growth in the country's power sector. Iron ore recorded the largest percentage increase among the nine industries, rising 18.4% from a year earlier. Cement production grew 9.8%, while steel output expanded 4.9%, providing further evidence of activity across industries supplying construction and manufacturing. The September figures offer a useful measure of the economy's underlying industrial demand. Electricity, refinery products and steel carry substantial weight in the index, so stronger production in these industries has a greater influence on the overall reading than an equally large increase in a smaller sector. Yet the improvement was not universal. Fertiliser production contracted 11.7%, continuing a prolonged period of weakness, while natural gas output declined 4.6%. Domestic crude oil production fell 1.4%, even as refinery activity expanded. --- The contrasting performance of crude extraction and refining reflects the different conditions facing India's energy industries. Domestic oil production remains constrained, while refineries can sustain output by processing imported crude. Stronger refinery production therefore does not necessarily imply greater domestic energy self-sufficiency. September's figures are also the latest evidence of firm industrial activity during a period of elevated international energy prices. That broader economic performance has already influenced assessments of India's growth prospects, including [Moody's decision to raise its FY2026-27 growth forecast to 7%](https://www.theglobalvoice.com/moodys-lifts-india-growth-forecast-to-7-as-economy-defies-oil-shock/) in September. The government introduced the [revised core-industries index in July](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2285729&lang=1®=3&ref=theglobalvoice.com), adopting 2022-23 as its base year and adding iron ore as the ninth industry. The revised methodology also changed how steel and coal production are measured, making comparisons with the previous series less straightforward. Across the first six months of the financial year, core infrastructure output grew 5.1%, compared with 2.5% during April–September 2025\. The acceleration indicates that September's performance was part of a stronger first half, although the monthly figures still show considerable variation between industries. The next test will come from the broader Index of Industrial Production, which includes manufacturing industries beyond these nine sectors. September's core-sector results point to stronger activity in several major industrial inputs, but they cannot establish the pace of manufacturing growth across the entire economy.