India: Power Sector - generation capacity added in fiscal 2016-17

generation capacity added this fiscal across all sources taking the total installed capacity as of 31 Mar 2017 to 326,848 MW.

capacity addition through thermal (coal, gas and diesel) sources, amounting to 30.79% of total capacity addition. Total thermal installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 218,329 MW.

capacity addition based on coal, amounting to 28.12% of total capacity addition. Total coal based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 192,162 MW.

capacity addition based on gas, amounting to 3.3% of total capacity addition. Total gas based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 25,329 MW.

capacity contraction based on diesel. Total diesel based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 837 MW.

capacity addition based on nuclear, amounting to 4.0% of total capacity addition. Total nuclear based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 5,780 MW.

capacity addition based on nuclear, amounting to 6.8% of total capacity addition. Total nuclear based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 44,478 MW.

capacity addition based on small-hydro amounting to 0.4% of total capacity addition. Total small-hydro based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 4,379 MW.

capacity addition based on bio-gas amounting to 13.47% of total capacity addition. Total bio-gas based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 8,181 MW.

capacity addition based on waste-to-energy. Total waste-to-energy based installed capacity at the end of 2016-17 stood at 130 MW.