Indian energy scene: Total Installed Capacity (As on 31.03.2017):
The power sector in India is mainly governed by the Ministry of Power. There are three major pillars of power sector these are Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. As far as generation is concerned it is mainly divided into three sectors these are Central Sector, State Sector, and Private Sector.
Central Sector or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), constitute 24.83% of total installed capacity. Major PSUs involved in the generation of electricity include NHPC Ltd., NTPC Ltd., and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL).
Besides PSUs, several state-level corporations are there which accounts for about 33.05% of overall generation, such Rajasthan (Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd), Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Kerala State Electricity Board, Gujarat (Power generation company: GSEC), are involved in the generation.
Other than PSUs and state level corporations, private sector enterprises also play a major role in generation, transmission and distribution, about 42.12% of total installed capacity is generated by private sector. The PowerGrid Corporation of India is responsible for the inter-state transmission of electricity and the development of national grid.
|
Sector |
MW
|
% of Total
|
|
State Sector |
81,167
|
24.7%
|
|
Central Sector |
1,04,447
|
31.7%
|
|
Private Sector |
143,590
|
43.6%
|
|
Total |
3,29,205
|
|
|
Fuel |
MW
|
% of Total
|
|
Total Thermal |
2,20,570
|
67.0%
|
|
Coal
|
194,403
|
59.1%
|
|
Gas
|
25,329
|
7.7%
|
|
Oil
|
838
|
0.3%
|
|
Hydro (Renewable) |
44,594
|
13.5%
|
|
Nuclear |
6,780
|
2.1%
|
|
RES* (MNRE) |
57,260
|
17.4%
|
|
Total |
329,205
|
|
Renewable Energy Sources (RES) include SHP, BG, BP, U&I and Wind Energy. SHP= Small Hydro Project ,
BG= Biomass Gasifier, BP= Biomass Power, U & I=Urban & Industrial Waste Power, RES=Renewable Energy Source.
Power Generation Growth rate (%)