Power Sector at a Glance ALL INDIA

         Updated on 12-06-2023
Source: OM SECTION
        1.Total Installed Capacity  (As on 31.05.2023) - Source : Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
        INSTALLED GENERATION CAPACITY (SECTOR WISE) AS ON 31.05.2023
Sector

MW

% of Total

Central Sector

1,00,055

24.0%

State Sector

1,05,726

25.3%

Private Sector

2,11,887

50.7%

Total

4,17,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installed GENERATION CAPACITY(FUELWISE) AS ON 31.05.2023
CATAGORY

INSTALLED GENERATION CAPACITY(MW)

% of SHARE IN Total

Fossil Fuel

 

 

Coal

205,235

49.1%

Lignite                        6,620                              1.6%

Gas

24,824

6.0%

Diesel

589

0.1%

Total Fossil Fuel 2,37,269 56.8 %
Non-Fossil Fuel    
RES (Incl. Hydro)

173,619

41.4%

Hydro 46,850 11.2 %
Wind, Solar & Other RE 125,692 30.2 %
Wind 42,868 10.3 %
Solar 67,078 16.1 %
BM Power/Cogen 10,248 2.5 %
Waste to Energy 554 0.1 %
Small Hydro Power 4,944 1.2 %
Nuclear

6,780

1.6%

Total Non-Fossil Fuel 179,322 43.0%

Total Installed Capacity

(Fossil Fuel & Non-Fossil Fuel)

4,17,668

100%

Policy Initiatives / Decision Taken

 

Electricity Act 2003 has been enacted and came into force from 15.06.2003. The objective is to introduce competition, protect consumer’s interests and provide power for all. The Act provides for National Electricity Policy, Rural Electrification, Open access in transmission, phased open access in distribution, mandatory SERCs, license free generation and distribution, power trading, mandatory metering and stringent penalties for theft of electricity.

It is a comprehensive legislation replacing Electricity Act 1910, Electricity Supply Act 1948 and Electricity Regulatory Commission Act 1998.The Electricity Act, 2003 has been amended on two occasions by the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 and the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007. The aim is to push the sector onto a trajectory of sound commercial growth and to enable the States and the Centre to move in harmony and coordination.

 

Performance of Generation from all Sources

  1. Performance of Electricity Generation (Including RE)

1.1 The electricity generation target (Including RE) for the year 2023-24 has been fixed as 1750 Billion Unit (BU). i.e. growth of around 7.2% over actual generation of 1624.158 BU for the previous year (2022-23). The generation during 2022-23 was 1624.158 BU as compared to 1491.859 BU generated during 2021-22, representing a growth of about 8.87%.

 

1.2 Total Generation and growth over previous year in the country during 2009-10 to 2023-24 :-

Year

Total Generation

(Including Renewable Sources) (BU)

% of growth
2009-10 808.498 7.56
2010-11 850.387 5.59
2011-12 928.113 9.14
2012-13 969.506 4.46
2013-14 1,020.200 5.23
2014-15 1,110.392 8.84
2015-16 1,173.603 5.69
2016-17 1,241.689 5.80
2017-18 1,308.146 5.35
2018-19 1,376.095 5.19
2019-20 1,389.102 0.95
2020-21 1,381.855 -0.52
2021-22  1,491.859 7.96
2022-23 1,624.158 8.87
2023-24* 286.176 -0.72

* Upto May 2023 (Provisional), Source : CEA

1.3    The electricity generation target for the year 2023-24 was fixed at 1750 BU comprising of 1324.110 BU Thermal; 156.700 BU Hydro; 46.190 Nuclear; 8 BU Import from Bhutan and 215 BU RES (Excl. Large Hydro).

 

2.0 Plant Load Factor (PLF):

2.1 The PLF in the country (Coal & Lignite based) from 2009-10 to 2023-24 is as under:

Year PLF Sector-wise PLF (%)
% Central State Private
2009-10 77.5 85.5 70.9 83.9
2010-11 75.1 85.1 66.7 80.7
2011-12 73.3 82.1 68.0 69.5
2012-13 69.9 79.2 65.6 64.1
2013-14 65.60 76.10 59.10 62.10
2014-15 64.46 73.96 59.83 60.58
2015-16 62.29 72.52 55.41 60.49
2016-17 59.88 71.98 54.35 55.73
2017-18 60.72 72.38 56.90 55.34
2018-19 61.07 72.64 57.81 55.24
2019-20 54.51 63.40 46.23 54.64
2020-21 53.37 61.78 44.68 54.27
2021-22 58.87 69.71 54.50 53.62
2022-23 64.15 74.67 61.85 56.63
2023-24* 70.26 77.13 67.63 66.34

* Upto May 2023 (Provisional), Source : CEA

3.0 Power Supply Position

The power supply position in the country during 2009-10 to 2023-24 

  Energy Peak
Year Requirement Availability Surplus(+)/Deficts(-) Peak Demand Peak Met Surplus(+) / Deficts(-)
(MU) (MU) (MU) (%) (MW) (MW) (MW) (%)
2009-10 8,30,594 7,46,644 -83,950 -10.1 1,19,166 1,04,009 -15,157 -12.7
2010-11 8,61,591 7,88,355 -73,236 -8.5 1,22,287 1,10,256 -12,031 -9.8
2011-12 9,37,199 8,57,886 -79,313 -8.5 1,30,006 1,16,191 -13,815 -10.6
2012-13 9,95,557 9,08,652 -86,905 -8.7 1,35,453 1,23,294 -12,159 -9.0
2013-14 10,02,257 9,59,829 -42,428 -4.2 1,35,918 1,29,815 -6,103 -4.5
2014-15 10,68,923 10,30,785 -38,138 -3.6 1,48,166 1,41,160 -7,006 -4.7
2015-16 11,14,408 10,90,850 -23,558 -2.1 1,53,366 1,48,463 -4,903 -3.2
2016-17  11,42,929 11,35,334 -7,595 -0.7 1,59,542 1,56,934 -2,608 -1.6
2017-18 12,13,326 12,04,697 -8,629 -0.7 1,64,066 1,60,752 -3,314 -2.0
2018-19 12,74,595 12,67,526 -7,070 -0.6 1,77,022 1,75,528 -1,494 -0.8
2019-20 12,91,010 12,84,444 -6,566 -0.5 1,83,804 1,82,533 -1,271 -0.7
2020-21 12,75,534 12,70,663 -4,871 -0.4 1,90,198 1,89,395 -802 -0.4
2021-22 13,79,812 13,74,024 -5,787 -0.4 2,03,014 2,00,539 -2,475 -1.2
2022-23 15,11,847 15,04,264 -7,583 -0.5 2,15,888 2,07,231 -8,657 -4.0
2023-24 2,66,951 2,66,360 -591 -0.2 2,21,370 2,21,347 -23 -0.01

* Upto May 2023 (Provisional), Source : CEA

 

Generation (Billion Units)

   

Generation Growth (%)