Lok Sabha Question No. 1555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Status of Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1555 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## STATUS OF POWER GENERATION

†1555. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the total megawatt of power being generated in the country at present;
- (b) the quantum of power being generated from both coal based power plants and nuclear power plants;
- (c) the  respective  quantum  of  electricity  being  generated  in  megawatts  through hydro, wind and solar power; and
- (d) the  current  status  of  power  generated  this  year  as  compared  to  the  previous year?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (c) : The present installed generation capacity of the country is 4,62,065 MW.  The details of the source-wise installed generation capacity and the corresponding generation for the current financial year 2024-25 (from April, 2024 to December, 2024) are given at Annexure - I.

- (d) : A comparison of source-wise power generated during 2022-23 and 2023-24; and power generated during 2023-24 (April - December 2023) and 2024-25 (April - December, 2024), are given at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1555 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025 ************* Source-wise installed generation capacity in the country and the corresponding generation for the current financial year 2024-25 (from April, 2024 to December, 2024):

|                                           |                                           | All India Installed Capacity (MW) as on 31.12.2024   | 2024-25(Upto Dec,2024)        | 2024-25(Upto Dec,2024)   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Fuel                                      | Fuel                                      |                                                      | Generation (in Million Units) | % of Total Generation    |
| THERMAL                                   | COAL                                      | 2,12,413                                             | 9,65,118.52                   | 69.94                    |
| THERMAL                                   | DIESEL                                    | 589                                                  | 329.55                        | 0.02                     |
| THERMAL                                   | LIGNITE                                   | 6,620                                                | 24,764.33                     | 1.79                     |
| THERMAL                                   | NATURAL GAS                               | 24,818                                               | 26,536.29                     | 1.92                     |
|                                           | THERMAL Total:                            | 2,44,440                                             | 10,16,748.69                  | 73.68                    |
| NUCLEAR                                   | NUCLEAR                                   | 46,968                                               | 43,030.01                     | 3.12                     |
| LARGE HYDRO                               | LARGE HYDRO                               | 8,180                                                | 1,25,421.50                   | 9.09                     |
| Bhutan Import                             | Bhutan Import                             | 0*                                                   | 5,240.20                      | 0.38                     |
| Conventional Total:                       | Conventional Total:                       | 2,99,589                                             | 1190440.40                    | 86.27                    |
|                                           | Wind                                      | 48,163                                               | 67,983.39                     | 4.93                     |
|                                           | Solar                                     | 97,865                                               | 1,02,139.54                   | 7.40                     |
|                                           | Small Hydro                               | 5,101                                                | 9,766.44                      | 0.71                     |
|                                           | Other Renewable Sources                   | 11,348                                               | 9,600.17                      | 0.70                     |
| Renewable Total (excluding Large Hydro) : | Renewable Total (excluding Large Hydro) : | 1,62,477                                             | 1,89,489.54                   | 13.73                    |
| Grand Total :                             | Grand Total :                             | 4,62,065                                             | 13,79,929.94                  | 100.00                   |

* Generating stations located in Bhutan

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1555 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025

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## (A) Comparison of Source/Fuel wise Power Generated for the year 2022-23 and 2023-24:

|                                         |                     | 2022-23                       | 2022-23               | 2023-24                       | 2023-24               |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Fuel                                    | Fuel                | Generation (in Million Units) | % of Total Generation | Generation (in Million Units) | % of Total Generation |
| THERMAL                                 | COAL                | 11,45,907.58                  | 70.54                 | 12,60,902.62                  | 72.50                 |
| THERMAL                                 | DIESEL/HSD          | 229.71                        | 0.01                  | 400.58                        | 0.02                  |
| THERMAL                                 | LIGNITE             | 36,188.34                     | 2.23                  | 33,949.79                     | 1.95                  |
| THERMAL                                 | NAPTHA              | 0.83                          | 0.00                  | 0.03                          | 0.00                  |
| THERMAL                                 | NATURAL GAS         | 23,884.21                     | 1.47                  | 31,295.91                     | 1.80                  |
| THERMAL Total                           | THERMAL Total       | 12,06,210.67                  | 74.25                 | 13,26,548.93                  | 76.28                 |
| NUCLEAR                                 | NUCLEAR             | 45,861.09                     | 2.82                  | 47,937.41                     | 2.76                  |
| HYDRO                                   | HYDRO               | 1,62,098.77                   | 9.98                  | 134053.92                     | 7.71                  |
| Bhutan Import                           | Bhutan Import       | 6,742.4                       | 0.42                  | 4,716.1                       | 0.27                  |
| Conventional Total:                     | Conventional Total: | 14,20,912.93                  | 87.47                 | 15,13,256.36                  | 87.01                 |
| Renewable Total (excluding large Hydro) | 2,03,552.68         |                               | 12.53                 | 2,25,834.82                   | 12.99                 |
| Grand Total :                           | 16,24,465.61        |                               | 100.00                | 17,39,091.18                  | 100.00                |

## (B)  Comparison of Source/Fuel wise Power Generated for the period 2023-24 (Upto Dec 2023) to the period 2024-25 (Upto Dec, 2024):

| 2023-24                                 | 2023-24                                 | (Upto Dec, 2023)              | (Upto Dec, 2023)      | 2024-25(Upto Dec,2024)        | 2024-25(Upto Dec,2024)   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Fuel                                    | Fuel                                    | Generation (in Million Units) | % of Total Generation | Generation (in Million Units) | % of Total Generation    |
| THERMAL                                 | COAL                                    | 9,32,258.66                   | 71.22                 | 9,65,118.52                   | 69.94                    |
| THERMAL                                 | DIESEL/HSD                              | 300.5                         | 0.02                  | 329.55                        | 0.02                     |
| THERMAL                                 | LIGNITE                                 | 24,324.57                     | 1.86                  | 24,764.33                     | 1.79                     |
| THERMAL                                 | NAPTHA                                  | 0                             | 0.00                  | 0.00                          | 0.00                     |
| THERMAL                                 | NATURAL GAS                             | 23,903.53                     | 1.83                  | 26,536.29                     | 1.92                     |
| THERMAL Total                           | THERMAL Total                           | 980,787.26                    | 74.93                 | 10,16,748.69                  | 73.68                    |
| NUCLEAR                                 | NUCLEAR                                 | 36,263.36                     | 2.77                  | 43,030.01                     | 3.12                     |
| HYDRO                                   | HYDRO                                   | 1,14,757.77                   | 8.77                  | 1,25,421.50                   | 9.09                     |
| Bhutan Import                           | Bhutan Import                           | 4672.1                        | 0.36                  | 5,240.20                      | 0.38                     |
| Conventional Total:                     | Conventional Total:                     | 11,36,480.49                  | 86.82                 | 11,90,440.40                  | 86.27                    |
| Renewable Total (excluding large Hydro) | Renewable Total (excluding large Hydro) | 1,72,488.39                   | 13.18                 | 1,89,489.54                   | 13.73                    |
| Grand Total :                           | 13,08,968.88                            |                               | 100.00                | 13,79,929.94                  | 100.00                   |

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