India: Power Sector - generation capacity added in fiscal 2018-19

NET generation capacity added this fiscal across all sources as compared to 17,912 MW in previous fiscal. Total installed capacity = 356,096 MW.

net capacity addition through thermal (coal, gas and diesel) sources compared to 4,576 MW in previous fiscal. Thermal capacity added at 26% of total capacity addition. Total thermal installed capacity is now at 226,728 MW.

net capacity addition based on coal compared to 5,008 MW in previous fiscal. Coal capacity addition at 28% of total capacity addition. Total coal based installed capacity is now at 200,704 MW.

capacity added based on gas. Total gas based installed capacity is now at 24,937 MW.

capacity added based on diesel. Total diesel based installed capacity is now at 637 MW. There was an shrinkage of 200 MW.

capacity added based on nuclear. Total diesel based installed capacity is now at 6,780 MW.

capacity added based on Hydro as compared to 814 MW in previous fiscal. Total hydro based installed capacity is now at 45,399 MW.

capacity added based on small-hydro as compared to 105 MW in previous fiscal. Total small-hydro based installed capacity is now at 4,593 MW.

capacity added based on Biomass. Total Biomass based installed capacity is now at 9,779 MW.

capacity added based on Waste-To-Energy. Total Waste-To-Energy based installed capacity is now at 138 MW.