Power Generation in
India
Installed Capacity
in MW |
As on November 30, 2007 |
As on November 30, 2010 |
| Coal |
73492.38 |
89778.38 |
| Diesel |
1201.75 |
1199.75 |
| Gas |
14581.71 |
17624.85 |
| Total |
89275.84 |
108602.98 |
| Wind and Renewable Energy |
10175.03 |
16786.98 |
| Nuclear |
4120.00 |
4560.00 |
| Hydro |
34680.76 |
37367.40 |
| Grand Total |
138251.63 |
167317.36 |
|
Power Mix (2010)
Thermal: 65 per
cent
Hydro: 25 per cent
Nuclear: 3 per cent
Renewable: 7 per
cent
 |
| Gross Generation
2004-05 |
| Hydro |
84497 GWh |
| Nuclear |
16638 GWh |
| Thermal and Wind |
486031 GWh |
| No. Villages electrified |
498286 |
| Length of Transmission & Distristribution lines |
6497727 Circuit km. |
| Per Capita consumption |
606.2 kWh |
| Loss-- Transmission, Distribution, Transformation and
Unaccounted energy |
32.15% |
Update: Gross
generation in the country increased from 704.469 billion units in 2007-08 to
723.794 billion units in 2008-09. Generation was 662.5 billion units in 2006-07
and 617.5 billion units in the previous year. |
