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[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]
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.
[45] [46] India ranks 6th globally in hydropower generation during the year 2019. [19] India had set a target of 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy (excluding large hydro) capacity by 2022. [47] It included 100 GW capacity from solar energy sources, 60 GW from wind power, 10 GW from biopower, and 5 GW from small hydropower. [48]
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]
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.
This is a list of states and territories of India by installed power generation capacity. This is measured in Megawatts (MW) which is equal to one million watts of electric power. As of 31st January 2025, the installed capacity is around 466 GW. Gujarat (58 GW) leads in power generation capacity, followed by Maharashtra (50 GW) and Rajasthan ...
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]
According to official data, wind power generation capacity in the state has increased a staggering ten times in the last six years. Gujarat has the highest share (around 26%) of the total installed wind power capacity of the country, accounting for 12.5 GW out of 48.16 GW.