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Monthly installed capacity

 

The monthly installed capacity of renewable energy technologies has been increasing gradually. Similar trend is observed for conventional source based technologies. But the percentage share of renewable energy in total monthly installed capacity is increasing over years whereas that for conventional technologies has been decreasing gradually. Within renewable energy sector solar installed capacity has been increasing rapidly on monthly basis whereas the rate of increase in installed capacity is slow for other renewable energy technologies. Although the installed capacity for conventional source based technologies has been increasing gradually, there percentage share in total installed capacity is decreasing gradually meaning a proportionately less increase in the installed capacity of conventional source based energy as compared total capacity increase.

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March 2021

(As on 31.03.2021)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

202674.50

53.04%

Gas

24924.01

6.52%

Diesel

509.71

0.13%

Lignite

6620

1.73%

Total Thermal

234728.22

61.42%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.77%

Hydro

46209.22

12.09%

Small Hydro

4786.81

1.25%

Wind

39247.05

10.27%

Biomass/Cogen

10145.92

2.65%

Waste to Energy

168.64

0.04%

Solar Power

40085.37

10.49%

Total Renewable

94433.79

24.71%

Grand Total India

382151.23

100.00%





*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.03.2021
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Mar 2021 installed capacity

 

February 2021

(As on 28.02.2021)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

201084.50

53.04%

Gas

24956.51

6.58%

Diesel

509.71

0.13%

Lignite

6620

1.75%

Total Thermal

233170.72

61.50%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.79%

Hydro

46209.22

12.19%

Small Hydro

4783.06

1.26%

Wind

38789.15

10.23%

Biomass/Cogen

10145.92

2.68%

Waste to Energy

168.64

0.04%

Solar Power

39083.71

10.31%

Total Renewable

92970.48

24.52%

Grand Total India

379130.42

100.00%




*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 28.02.2021
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Feb 2021 installed capacity

 

January 2021

(As on 31.01.2021)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

200284.50

53.09%

Gas

24956.51

6.62%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6120

1.62%

Total Thermal

231870.72

61.46%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.80%

Hydro

46059.22

12.21%

Small Hydro

4758.46

1.26%

Wind

38683.65

10.25%

Biomass/Cogen

10145.92

2.69%

Waste to Energy

168.64

0.04%

Solar Power

38794.07

10.28%

Total Renewable

92550.74

24.53%

Grand Total India

377260.68

100.00%


*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.01.2021
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Jan 2021 installed capacity

 

December 2020

(As on 31.12.2020)

Thermal/Renewables Installed Capacity
  MW %
  199864.50 53.25%
Gas 24956.51 6.65%
Diesel 509.71 0.14%
Lignite 6260 1.67%
Total Thermal 231590.72 61.70%
Nuclear 6780.00 1.81%
Hydro 45798.22 12.20%
Small Hydro 4750.46 1.27%
Wind 38624.15 10.29%
Biomass/Cogen 10145.92 2.70%
Waste to Energy 168.64 0.04%
Solar Power 37464.6 9.98%
Total Renewable 91153.77 24.29%
Grand Total India 375322.71 100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.12.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Dec 2020 installed capacity

 

Nov 2020

(As on 30.11.2020)

Thermal/Renewables Installed Capacity
  MW %
Coal 199594.50 53.34%
Gas 24956.51 6.67%
Diesel 509.71 0.14%
Lignite 6260 1.67%
Total Thermal 231320.72 61.82%
Nuclear 6780.00 1.81%
Hydro 45699.22 12.21%
Small Hydro 4740.47 1.27%
Wind 38433.55 10.27%
Biomass/Cogen 10145.92 2.71%
Waste to Energy 168.64 0.05%
Solar Power 36910.49 9.86%
Total Renewable 90399.07 24.16%
Grand Total India 374199.01 100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 30.11.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Nov 2020 installed capacity

 

August 2020

(As on 31.8.2020)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

199594.50

53.55%

Gas

24956.51

6.70%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6360

1.71%

Total Thermal

231420.72

62.09%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.82%

Hydro

45699.22

12.26%

Small Hydro

4739.97

1.27%

Wind

37999.55

10.20%

Biomass/Cogen

10145.92

2.72%

Waste to Energy

168.64

0.05%

Solar Power

35739.31

9.59%

Total Renewable

88793.39

23.82%

Grand Total India

372693.33

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 30.8.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

August 2020 installed capacity

 

June 2020

(As on 30.6.2020)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

198794.50

53.58%

Gas

24991.51

6.74%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6610

1.78%

Total Thermal

230905.72

62.23%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.83%

Hydro

45699.22

12.32%

Small Hydro

4688.16

1.26%

Wind

37829.55

10.20%

Biomass/Cogen

9880.31

2.66%

Waste to Energy

148.84

0.04%

Solar Power

35122.3

9.47%

Total Renewable

87669.16

23.63%

Grand Total India

371054.10

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.5.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

June 2020 installed capacity



May 2020

(As on 31.5.2020)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

198524.50

53.59%

Gas

24955.36

6.74%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6610

1.78%

Total Thermal

230599.57

62.25%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.83%

Hydro

45699.22

12.34%

Small Hydro

4683.16

1.26%

Wind

37756.35

10.19%

Biomass/Cogen

9874.81

2.67%

Waste to Energy

148.84

0.04%

Solar Power

34916.73

9.43%

Total Renewable

87379.89

23.59%

Grand Total India

370458.68

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.5.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

May 2020 installed capacity



April 2020

(As on 30.4.2020)

 


Thermal/Renewables Installed Capacity
  MW %
Coal 198524.50 53.60%
Gas 24955.36 6.74%
Diesel 509.71 0.14%
Lignite 6610 1.78%
Total Thermal 230599.57 62.27%
Nuclear 6780.00 1.83%
Hydro 45699.22 12.34%
Small Hydro 4683.16 1.26%
Wind 37745.85 10.19%
Biomass/Cogen 9880.31 2.67%
Waste to Energy 147.64 0.04%
Solar Power 34811.78 9.40%
Total Renewable 87268.74 23.56%
Grand Total India 370347.53 100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 30.4.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Apr 2020 installed capacity


 

March 2020

(As on 31.3.2020)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

198524.50

53.64%

Gas

24955.36

6.74%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6610

1.79%

Total Thermal

230599.57

62.31%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.83%

Hydro

45699.22

12.35%

Small Hydro

4683.16

1.27%

Wind

37693.75

10.18%

Biomass/Cogen

9874.81

2.67%

Waste to Energy

147.64

0.04%

Solar Power

34627.79

9.36%

Total Renewable

87027.15

23.51%

Grand Total India

370105.94

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.3.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Mar 2020 installed capacity

February 2020

(As on 29.02.2020)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

197964.50

53.59%

Gas

24955.36

6.76%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6760

1.83%

Total Thermal

230189.57

62.31%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.84%

Hydro

45699.22

12.37%

Small Hydro

4683.16

1.27%

Wind

37669.25

10.20%

Biomass/Cogen

9861.3

2.67%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

34405.67

9.31%

Total Renewable

86759.18

23.48%

Grand Total India

369427.97

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 29.02.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Feb 2020 installed capacity

January 2020

(As on 31.01.2020)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

197964.50

53.69%

Gas

24955.36

6.77%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6760

1.83%

Total Thermal

230189.57

62.43%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.84%

Hydro

45399.22

12.31%

Small Hydro

4676.56

1.27%

Wind

37607.7

10.20%

Biomass/Cogen

9861.3

2.67%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

34035.66

9.23%

Total Renewable

86321.02

23.41%

Grand Total India

368689.81

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.01.2020
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

Jan 2020 installed capacity

December 2019

(As on 30.12.2019)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

198494.50

53.82%

Gas

24937.22

6.76%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6760

1.83%

Total Thermal

230701.43

62.56%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.84%

Hydro

45399.22

12.31%

Small Hydro

4671.55

1.27%

Wind

37505.18

10.17%

Biomass/Cogen

9861.3

2.67%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

33730.53

9.15%

Total Renewable

85908.36

23.29%

Grand Total India

368789.01

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.12.2019
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

December 2019 installed capacity

November 2019

(As on 30.11.2019)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

197694.50

54.02%

Gas

24937.22

6.81%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6260

1.71%

Total Thermal

229401.43

62.68%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.85%

Hydro

45399.22

12.40%

Small Hydro

4647.55

1.27%

Wind

37278.68

10.19%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.68%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

32527.55

8.89%

Total Renewable

84399.89

23.06%

Grand Total India

365980.54

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.11.2019
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

 


November 2019 installed capacity

October 2019

(As on 31.10.2019)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

197694.50

54.17%

Gas

24937.22

6.83%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6260

1.72%

Total Thermal

229401.43

62.86%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.86%

Hydro

45399.22

12.44%

Small Hydro

4647.1

1.27%

Wind

37090.02

10.16%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.69%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

31696.24

8.68%

Total Renewable

83379.47

22.85%

Grand Total India

364960.12

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.10.2019
Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE


October 2019 installed capacity

 

September 2019

 

 

(As on 31.09.2019)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

Coal

196894.50

54.19%

Gas

24937.22

6.86%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6260

1.72%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.87%

Hydro

45399.22

12.49%

Small Hydro

4610.8

1.27%

Wind

36930.32

10.16%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.70%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

31101.68

8.56%

Total Renewable

82588.91

22.73%

Grand Total India

363369.56

100.00%


September 2019 installed capacity

 

August 2019

 

(As on 31.08.2019)

   

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

196269.50

54.19%

Gas

24937.22

6.89%

Diesel

509.71

0.14%

Lignite

6260

1.73%

Total Thermal

227976.43

62.95%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.87%

Hydro

45399.22

12.54%

Small Hydro

4608.8

1.27%

Wind

36750.42

10.15%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.71%

Waste to Energy

139.80

0.04%

Solar Power

30708.82

8.48%

Total Renewable

82014.15

22.65%

Grand Total India

362169.80

100.00%

 


August 2019 installed capacity

 

July 2019

 

 

(As on 30.07.2019)

   

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

194489.50

54.05%

Gas

24937.22

6.93%

Diesel

637.63

0.18%

Lignite

6260

1.74%

Total Thermal

226324.35

62.90%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.88%

Hydro

45399.22

12.62%

Small Hydro

4604.8

1.28%

Wind

36686.82

10.20%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.73%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

30071.35

8.36%

Total Renewable

81307.58

22.60%

Grand Total India

359811.15

100.00%

 

 

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 30.07.2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

July 2019 RE Installed Capacity Data

 

June 2019

 

 

(As on 30.06.2019)

 

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

194489.50

54.18%

Gas

24937.22

6.95%

Diesel

637.63

0.18%

Lignite

6260

1.74%

Total Thermal

226324.35

63.05%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.89%

Hydro

45399.22

12.65%

Small Hydro

4604.8

1.28%

Wind

36368.47

10.13%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.73%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

29549.34

8.23%

Total Renewable

80467.22

22.42%

Grand Total India

358970.79

100.00%

 

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 30.06.2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

June 2019 RE Installed Capacity Data

 

May 2019

 

 

(As on 30.05.2019)

   

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

194444.50

54.24%

Gas

24937.22

6.96%

Diesel

637.63

0.18%

Lignite

6260

1.75%

Total Thermal

226279.35

63.12%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.89%

Hydro

45399.22

12.66%

Small Hydro

4603.75

1.28%

Wind

36086.12

10.07%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.74%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

29409.25

8.20%

Total Renewable

80043.73

22.33%

Grand Total India

358502.30

100.00%

 *RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 30.04.2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

May 2019 RE Installed Capacity Data

 

April 2019

 

 

(As on 31.04.2019)

   

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

194444.50

54.39%

Gas

24937.22

6.98%

Diesel

637.63

0.18%

Lignite

6260

1.75%

Total Thermal

226279.35

63.30%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.90%

Hydro

45399.22

12.70%

Small Hydro

4594.15

1.29%

Wind

35815.88

10.02%

Biomass/Cogen

9806.31

2.74%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

28679.21

8.02%

Total Renewable

79033.85

22.11%

Grand Total India

357492.42

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data as on 31.04.2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority and MNRE

RE Installed Capacity Data

 

March 2019

 

 

(As on 31.03.2019)

   

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

194444.50

54.60%

Gas

24937.22

7.00%

Diesel

637.63

0.18%

Lignite

6260

1.76%

Total Thermal

226279.35

63.54%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.90%

Hydro

45399.22

12.75%

Small Hydro

4593.15

1.29%

Wind

35625.97

10.00%

Biomass/Cogen

9103.50

2.56%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

28180.71

7.91%

Total Renewable

77641.63

21.80%

Grand Total India

356100.20

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.03.2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority

 

 

March 2019 installed capacity

 

February 2019

 

(As on 28.02.2019)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

191092.50

54.56%

Gas

24937.22

7.12%

Diesel

637.63

33.22%

Total Thermal

223027.34

63.67%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.94%

Hydro

45399.22

12.96%

Small Hydro

4528.05

1.29%

Wind

35288.10

10.07%

Biomass/Cogen

9075.50

2.59%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

26025.97

7.43%

Total Renewable

75055.92

21.43%

Grand Total India

350262.48

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.01.2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority


February 2019 installed capacity

 

January 2019

(As on 31.01.2019)

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

191092.50

54.71%

Gas

24937.22

7.14%

Diesel

637.63

33.66%

Total Thermal

223027.34

63.85%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.94%

Hydro

45399.22

13.00%

Small Hydro

4517.45

1.29%

Wind

35138.15

10.06%

Biomass/Cogen

9075.50

2.60%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

25212.26

7.22%

Total Renewable

74081.66

21.21%

Grand Total India

349288.22

100.00%

*RE Installed Capacity Data are as on 31.12.2018

Source: Central Electricity Authority

January 2019 installed capacity

 

December 2018

(As on 31.12.2018)

Thermal/Renewables Installed Capacity
  MW %
Coal 191092.5 54.71%
Gas 24937.22 7.14%
Diesel 637.63 33.66%
Total Thermal 223027.34 63.85%
Nuclear 6780 1.94%
Hydro 45399.22 13.00%
Small Hydro 4517.45 1.29%
Wind 35138.15 10.06%
Biomass/Cogen 9075.5 2.60%
Waste to Energy 138.3 0.04%
Solar Power 25212.25 7.22%
Total Renewable 74081.65 21.21%
Grand Total India 349288.21 100.00%

Source: Central Electricity Authority

December 2018 installed capacity

 

November 2018

As on 30.11.2018

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

MW

%

Coal

196652.50

56.71%

Gas

24937.22

7.19%

Diesel

837.63

0.24%

Total Thermal

222427.35

64.14%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.96%

Hydro

45539.22

13.13%

Small Hydro

4506.95

1.30%

Wind

34615.10

9.98%

Biomass/Cogen

8730.80

2.52%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

24021.66

6.93%

Total Renewable*

72012.81

20.77%

Grand Total India

346759.38

100.00%

* Renewables installed capacity as on 30.09.2018


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October 2018

 

As on 31.10.2018

   

Thermal/Renewables

Installed Capacity

 

MW

%

Coal

195992.50

56.53%

Gas

24937.22

7.19%

Diesel

837.63

0.24%

Total Thermal

221767.35

63.97%

Nuclear

6780.00

1.96%

Hydro

45487.42

13.12%

Small Hydro

4506.95

1.30%

Wind

34615.10

9.98%

Biomass/Cogen

9377.61

2.70%

Waste to Energy

138.30

0.04%

Solar Power

24021.66

6.93%

Total Renewable

72659.62

20.96%

Grand Total India

346694.39

100.00%

* Renewable Energy Data are as on 30.09.2018

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority

 
oct2018-installed-capacity

September - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  196097.50 56.70%
Gas  24867.46 7.20%
Diesel  837.63 0.24%
Total Thermal  221802.59 64.14%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.96%
Hydro  45487.42 13.15%
Small Hydro  4506.95 1.30%
Wind  34615.10 10.01%
Biomass/Cogen  9377.61 2.71%
Waste to Energy  138.30 0.04%
Solar Power  23115.07 6.68%
Total Renewable  71753.00 20.75%
Grand Total India  345823.04 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


August - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  196097.50 56.75%
Gas  24867.46 7.20%
Diesel  837.63 0.24%
Total Thermal  221802.59 64.19%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.96%
Hydro  45457.42 13.15%
Small Hydro  4493.20 1.30%
Wind  34402.12 9.96%
Biomass/Cogen  9377.61 2.71%
Waste to Energy  138.30 0.04%
Solar Power  23115.07 6.69%
Total Renewable  71526.00 20.70%
Grand Total India  345566.31 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


July - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  196957.50 57.00%
Gas  24897.46 7.21%
Diesel  837.63 1.19%
Total Thermal  222692.59 64.45%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.96%
Hydro  45403.42 13.14%
Small Hydro  4493.20 1.30%
Wind  34293.00 9.93%
Biomass/Cogen  8700.80 2.52%
Waste to Energy  138.30 0.04%
Solar Power  23022.83 6.66%
Total Renewable  70648.00 20.45%
Grand Total India  345524.62 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


 June - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  196957.50 57.00%
Gas  24897.46 7.21%
Diesel  837.63 1.19%
Total Thermal  222692.59 64.60%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.96%
Hydro  45403.42 13.14%
Small Hydro  4493.20 1.30%
Wind  34293.48 9.93%
Biomass/Cogen  8700.80 2.52%
Waste to Energy  138.30 0.04%
Solar Power  23022.83 6.66%
Total Renewable  70448.61 20.45%
Grand Total India  345524.62 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


May - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  196957.50 57.23%
Gas  24897.46 7.22%
Diesel  837.63 1.20%
Total Thermal  222692.59 64.60%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.97%
Hydro  45293.42 13.17%
Small Hydro  4493.20 1.30%
Wind  34193.20 9.92%
Biomass/Cogen  8700.80 2.52%
Waste to Energy  138.30 0.04%
Solar Power  21329.39 6.48%
Total Renewable  69854.89 20.26%
Grand Total India  344730.90 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


April - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  196957.50 57.23%
Gas  24897.46 7.23%
Diesel  837.63 0.24%
Total Thermal  222692.59 64.71%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.97%
Hydro  45293.42 13.16%
Small Hydro  4489.80 1.30%
Wind  34165.00 9.93%
Biomass/Cogen  8700.80 2.53%
Waste to Energy  138.30 0.04%
Solar Power  21885.10 6.36%
Total Renewable  69379.00 20.16%
Grand Total India  344145.01 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


March - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  197171.50 57.32%
Gas  24897.46 7.24%
Diesel  837.63 0.24%
Total Thermal  222906.59 64.80%
Nuclear  6780.00 1.97%
Hydro  45293.42 13.17%
Small Hydro  4485.80 1.30%
Wind  34046.00 9.90%
Biomass/Cogen  8700.8 2.53%
Waste to Energy  138.03 0.04%
Solar Power  21561.46 6.29%
Total Renewable  69022.36 20.06%
Grand Total India  344002.37 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


February - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  193821.50 57.54%
Gas  24897.46 7.39%
Diesel  837.63 0.25%
Total Thermal  219556.59 65.18%
Nuclear  6780.00 2.01%
Hydro  44963.42 13.35%
Small Hydro  4476.65 1.33%
Wind  32957.86 9.78%
Biomass/Cogen  8413.8 2.50%
Waste to Energy  114.08 0.03%
Solar Power  19584.15 5.81%
Total Renewable  64314.19 19.46%
Grand Total India  336846.55 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority


January - 2018

Thermal / Renewables  Installed Capacity
  MW  %
Coal  193821.50 57.71%
Gas  25150.38 7.49%
Diesel  837.63 0.25%
Total Thermal  219809.51 65.45%
Nuclear  6780.00 2.02%
Hydro  44963.42 13.39%
Small Hydro  4453.65 1.33%
Wind  32877.66 9.79%
Biomass/Cogen  8413.8 2.51%
Waste to Energy  114.08 0.03%
Solar Power  18455.19 5.49%
Total Renewable  64314.19 18.17%
Grand Total India  335867.12 100.00%

 

Source: Central Electricity Authority

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