8. Pan-India sector-wise installed capacity

PAN-INDIA SECTOR-WISE INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER STATIONS (FY 2021-22)

Mode of Generation Thermal Renewable

Regions Coal Lignite Gas Diesel Total Regional Share Nuclear Hydro RES Total Regional Share Grand Total

Northern Region

55420 1580 5781 0 62782 26.59 1620 20632 27563 48194 30.49 112596

Western Region

Southern Region

74573 1400 10806 0 86780 36.76 1840 7563 34228 41790 26.44 130410

46205 3640 6492 434 56771 24.05 3320 11820 47314 59134 37.41 119225

Eastern Region

27250 0 100 0 27350 11.59 0 4764 1756 6520 4.12 33870

Northeastern Region

631 0 1720 36 2387 1.01 0 1944 501 2445 1.55 4832

All India 204080 6620 24900 470 236 069 100 6780 46723 111361 158083 100 400932

*Source: CEA

PAN India total installed capacity of power including renewable is 400GW out of which thermal power plants total capacity is 236GW about 59% of total installed capacity. India’s commitments in COP26 in Glasgow in 2021was that 50 percent of its energy requirements will come from renewable energy by 2030. For fulfilling this dream the installed capacity of renewable power plants has to be increased by approximately threefold of the present level of 164GW

INSTALLED CAPACITY SHARE APR '22

RES 27%

Hydro Nuclear12% 2% Thermal 59%

Thermal Nuclear Hydro RES

*RES or Renewable Energy Sources include SHP, BP, U&I, Solar and Wind Energy.

*Coal based generation still holds the lion-share of India’s total generation program while RES contributes to nearly 27% of total generation. India’s nuclear generation is languishing at just 2%.