Power generation from conventional and renewable sources increased by 6.25% to 1,038.90 billion units (BUs) in the April-January period of current fiscal compared to 977.81 BUs in same period year ago. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) report highlighted that the strong focus on renewables is driving up total electricity generation figures. The growth in power generation excluding from renewable sources was 5.04% in April-January FY2016-17.
The power generation from renewables like solar and wind rose by 26.32% to 70.12 BUs during April-January period of current fiscal compared to 55.51 BUs in the 10-month period year ago. The country’s electricity generation from conventional sources rose to 968.42 BUs in the 10-month period this fiscal from 922.29 BUs in the year-ago period.
India generated 95.33 BUs from sources like thermal, hydro and nuclear in January this year, up 3.48% compared to 92.12 BUs output in same month year ago. As per CEA report, the country was targeting electricity generation of 101.06 BUs from conventional sources during the month of January 2017.