Power Data
Last Ten Years…: PLF and installed capacity
The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a marginal improvement from 59.78 per cent in 2016-17 to 60.67 per cent in 2017-18. Across the central, state and private sectors, PLFs have been showing a decline […]
Last Ten Years…: Generation and capacity addition
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.81 per cent to reach 1,201,065 MUs in 2017-18 from 722,626 MUs in 2007-08. Thermal generation accounted for 86 per cent of the total in 2017-18, […]
Anticipated Power Position: CEA’s power demand and supply projections for 2018-19
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in its recently released Load Generation Balance Report, has projected that the country will have an energy surplus of 4.6 per cent and a peak surplus of 2.5 per cent […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
The total power generation stood at 116.33 BUs in June 2018. At around 39.39 BUs and 32.29 BUs, the state and central sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 120.02 BUs in May 2018. At around 40.31 BUs and 36.52 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Power Consumption Trends: Industrial uptake of DG set-based power
The quantum of power used by industries with DG set-based captive power plants showed a reduction of over 6 per cent at the pan- Indian level between 2014-15 and 2016-17. Significant reductions were reported in […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 114.54 BUs as of March 2018. At around 38.56 BUs and 36.75 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation.Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 109.18 BUs in January 2018. At around 37.76 BUs and 33.11 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
India’s Energy Outlook: BP's projections till 2040
According to BP’s Energy Outlook 2018, India’s energy consumption is expected to grow by 4.2 per cent per annum, the fastest among all major economies, by 2040, with coal contributing the most to meeting this […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 105.05 BUs in December 2017. At around 37.08 BUs and 29.68 BUs, the central and private sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 102.18 BUs in November 2017. At around 35.62 BUs and 30.24 BUs, the central and private sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
