Power capacity addition at 1,450 MW in February

Power generation capacity addition in February 2021 stood at 1,450 megawatts (MW), according to data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The target for the month was 250 MW. In February 2020, 300 MW was added.

- Ritwik Sinha

During April-February 2020-21, power generation capacity addition stood at 3,846.15 MW, down 33 percent as against 5,745 MW added during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Altogether, three projects, two thermal and one hydro power project, were added in February 2021.

Neyveli New TPP Unit 2 thermal (lignite) of 500 MW was commissioned on February 3, in Tamil Nadu; Gadarwara STPP Unit 2 thermal (coal), central sector, of 800 MW was commissioned on February 16 in Madhya Pradesh and Kameng HEP Unit 4, hydro, central sector of 150 MW was commissioned on February 11 in Arunachal Pradesh.

Of the total installed capacity of 379,130.41MW in the country as of February 28, thermal power generation capacity stood at 233,170.72 MW (201,084.50 MW coalfired, 6,260.00 MW lignite, 24,956.51 MW gas-fired and 509.71 MW diesel-fired).

Nuclear power generation capacity stood at 6,780 MW, while hydro generation stood at 46,209.22 MW and renewables were at 92,970.48 MW.

Earlier, power generation capacity addition in FY20 stood at 7,065 MW, up 24.6 percent as compared to 5,671.76 in FY19.

Power generation at 101.06 BU in February