Thermal Energy Accounted For 76% Of India’s Electricity Generation

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The latest renewable energy generation report from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for June claimed that renewable energy generation improved in the month. 

The data claimed that by the end of June 30, India had a total installed capacity of 176,242 MW (including large hydro). In contrast, the total energy generation from renewable sources during the month stood at 36,936.82 MW. 

It was against the total renewable energy installed capacity of 33,443 MW. Thus in terms of generation, India’s renewable energy generation increased by 10 percent. 

According to the CEA monthly generation report, 72.82 percent of India’s total energy was produced from thermal sources alone. In comparison, renewable energy accounted for 24.63 percent of the total energy generated in India during the month. 

Out of the total renewable sources, large hydro projects accounted for 9.56% of the total generated energy. Solar stood at 6.41%, whereas wind energy accounted for 7.71 percent of the total energy generation in June. Other forms of clean energy sources accounted for smaller fractions like the combined energy generation from biomass, bagasse and waste to energy stood at 0.47%. 

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During the same month, India added a total of 2.8% GW of new renewable capacities. In terms of installed capacity, by the end of June 2023, the total renewable energy capacity (excluding hydro) stood at 30 percent. In contrast, the installed capacity of thermal power in India stood at 56 percent. However, the difference between installed capacity and real energy generation hinted at the gap between power generation from thermal power and renewable sources. 

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On a broader form, the details of total energy generation in India from April to June 2023 claimed that the majority of the power generation (75.90%) in India came from thermal energy, whereas renewable (including large hydro) accounted for only 21.59 percent of the total energy generation in the country. 

During the same duration, the highest share of renewable energy was taken by large hydro projects, which accounted for 38.81 percent of the total power generation among renewables. It was followed by solar energy (26.01%), Wind (31.29%). 

CEA Electricity Generation Report from April to June 2023. Source: CEA