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In India, the Commercial Energy makes 74% of total energy, of which coal based energy production is around 72–75%, as per 2020 data. For utility power generation, India consumed 622.22 million tons of coal during 2019–20 which is less by 1% compared to 628.94 million tons during 2018–19.
As of 31 March 2020, India's installed utility-scale hydroelectric capacity was 46,000 MW, or 12.3% of its total utility power generation capacity. [2] Additional smaller hydroelectric power units with a total capacity of 4,683 MW (1.3% of its total utility power generation capacity) have been installed. [3]
[20] [126] As of 31 December 2017, the installed capacity of wind power was 32,848 MW an increase of 4148 MW over the previous year [127] [128] Wind power accounts for nearly 10% of India's total installed power generation capacity and generated 52.666 billion kWh in the fiscal year 2017-18 which is nearly 3% of total electricity generation. [129]
The total installed capacity of major grid connected diesel-based power plants in India is 509.71 MW. [citation needed] The installed capacity of captive power DG sets is estimated to be nearly 90,000 MW. [32] Here is the part list of grid connected plants. $ → The retired/scrapped power stations. [13]
In India, 99.99% of the population have access to power supply. [44] By 2013, India became the world's third largest producer of electricity with 4.8% global share, surpassing Japan and Russia. [45] [46] India ranks 6th globally in hydropower generation during the year 2019. [19]
Solar Power Plant Telangana II in state of Telangana, India. India renewable electricity production by source. India is the world's 3rd largest consumer of electricity and the world's 3rd largest renewable energy producer with 46.3% of energy capacity installed as of October 2024 (203.18 GW of 452.69 GW) coming from renewable sources.
Electricity generation by source and country in 2023 [1] Annual world electricity net generation [2] This is a list of countries and dependencies by annual electricity production. China is the world's largest electricity producing country, followed by the United States and India.
Solar power in India is an essential source of renewable energy and electricity generation in India. Since the early 2000s, India has increased its solar power significantly with the help of various government initiatives and rapid awareness about the importance of renewable energy and sustainability in the society.