Power Capacity In India

Country's coal-fired power generation increased by 15.03 per cent to 98,443 million units (MU) in December, as per official data. Coal-based power generation -- which accounts for 76.59 per cent of the total power generation in the country -- stood at 85,579 MU in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. According to the monthly statistics (provisional) of December, 2022 of the coal ministry, both coal-based power generation and overall power generation has registered a year-on-year increase in December 2022. "Coal-based power generation has registered a growth of 15.03 per cent in December'22 as compared to December'21 and overall power generation in December'22 has been 13.65 per cent higher than the power generated in December'21," it said. Similarly, total power generation advanced in December, last year to 1,28,536 MU from 1,18,029 MU in November, 2022 and registered a growth of 8.90 per cent. However, lignite-based power generation in the month of December dropped ...

India's government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years

India recently reached 100 Gw of renewable power capacity

The Data Centre information technology (IT) power capacity in India is expected to reach about 800 Mw during 2021-2024

Low industrial offtake cited as reason, as overall consumption is lower by 1,000 Mw this year

Power demand continues to fall while surplus coal lies unused at their sites; non-pithead units impacted most

So far 199 waste-to-energy projects for generation of biogas/bio CNG/ power based on urban, industrial, agriculture waste and municipal solid waste have been successfully established

For the full year, the official target is to add 12,186 Mw

No fresh capacity was added from nuclear and hydroelectric sources

Continuing coal crunch due to insufficient railway rakes has throttled power capacity addition in thermal power