No Power Capacity Addition In October
Coal Insights|November 2017

There were no power generation capacities added during October 2017, according to a report released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

Ritwik Sinha
No Power Capacity Addition In October

During the month, the power generation capacity addition target was set at 1,490 megawatt (MW). Meanwhile, power generation capacity addition during the period April-October, 2017 rose 17 percent, at 4,578.0 MW compared to 3,928.5 MW during the corresponding period of 2016.

Of the total installed capacity of 331,117.58 MW in the country as on October 31, 2017, thermal power generation capacity stood at 219,414.51 MW (193,426.50 MW coal-fired, 25,150.38 MW gas-fired and 837.63 MW diesel-fired). Nuclear power generation capacity stood at 6,780 MW, while hydro generation stood at 44,765.42 MW and renewables at 60,157.66 MW.

October power generation up 3% y-o-y

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