Renewable energy generation jumps by 31 per cent in October 2020

Renewable energy generation stood at 10,025 MUs, a 31 per cent jump compared to 7,634 MUs in the same month last year. 

The total power generation from solar and wind energy sources in October this year from the southern region was the highest at 4,689 MU followed by 1,920 MU generated from the western states, 1,446 MU from northern states and zero generation from the eastern states. The total renewable energy generation for the April-October period in 2020 saw a 3.5 per cent jump and was at 88,758 MU, as compared to 85,774 MU for the same period last year.