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India adds 2,295.6 MW generation capacity in Jan

A total of 2,295.6 megawatt (MW) of power generation capacity was added in India in January 2016, according to a report released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

The country had added 2,020 MW of generation capacity in January 2015 and 2,280 MW in December 2015, the data revealed.

India’s total power generation capacity addition during the first 10 months (April- January) of 2015-16 stood lower by 1% as compared to the corresponding period in 2014-15.

The total power generation capacity addition during the first 10 months of 2015-16 stood at 13,521.6 MW, down from 13,630.41 MW added during the same period of 2014-15, the data revealed.

Of the total capacity addition during the first 10 months of 2015-16, 12,125.6 MW was in the thermal sector, down 1% from 12,294.40 MW added in the same period of 2014-15.

The addition in hydro was, however, up a whopping 315% at 1,396 MW from only 336.01 MW added in the same period last year. There was no addition in the nuclear sector in 2015-16 though there was addition of 1,000 MW in the same period of 2014-15.

The following units were commissioned in January 2016:

Thermal

1)  Uchpinda TPP U-2 (360 MW) was commissioned on January 28, 2016.

2)  Raghunathpur TPP Ph-I U-2 (600MW) was commissioned on January 18, 2016.

3)  Tripura CCGT, Monarchak TPP (35.6 MW) was commissioned on January 14, 2016.

4)  Lalitpur TPP U-2 (660 MW) was commissioned on January 8, 2016.

5)  Mutiara TPP U-2 (600 MW) was commissioned on January 2, 2016.

Hydro

Lower Jurala U-3 (40 MW) was commissioned on January 4, 2016.

According to the CEA, India’s total installed power generation capacity stood at 288,004.97 MW at the end of January 2016.

Of the total installed capacity in the country, thermal power generation capacity stood at 200,740.04 MW (175,237.88 MW coal-fired, 24,508.63-MW gas-fired and 993.53 MW diesel-fired), nuclear power generation capacity stood at 5,780 MW, hydro generation at 42,663.42 MW and renewables at 38,821.51 MW.

Following is the break-up of monthly capacity addition during FY15, FY14, FY13 and FY12 (in MW):

# Figures may not tally due to revision of data by CEA.

*As per CEA data, the total capacity addition in April-November was 8,346 MW.