Electicity generation in India rises 11% to 86.6 billion units in April 2014

02 Jun 2014 Evaluate

Electicity generation in India increased by 11 percent to 86.6 billion units in the month of April as compared to 77.87 billion in the same month of previous year. Power generated in April was also higher than target at 81.74 billion units set by the government for the month. Thermal power plants generated 74.02 billion units during the month whereas hydel, nuclear and power imports from Bhutan contributed 9.67 billion units, 2.81 billion units and 78 million units, respectively.

High power generation during April was mainly attributed to new projects, which were commissioned during the recent few months. During the last quarter of 2013-14, state-owned NTPC had started at least 2,000 MW of projects, including thermal stations in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Further, a thermal power project with a capacity of 135 MW was commissioned in Chhattisgarh in April 2014.

The CEA estimates generation of 1,023 billion units in 2014-15, compared with 967 billion units in 2013-14. Power or electricity is very essential constituent of infrastructure affecting economic growth and welfare of the country. In India, electricity is produced with the help of coal, crude oil, water and natural gas. The Indian power sector is the fifth largest and one of the most diversified sectors in the world with an installed capacity of around 230 GW out of which coal-fired plants account for about 68% of India's installed electricity capacity. The government, during the 12th five year plan, proposed to invest 31% of the total investments in power sector, highest among all infrastructure sectors.

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