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28 Apr 2016
India’s Ministry of Power has set a target of generating 1,178 billion units (BU) of electricity in 2016-17, an official said.
The generation target for 2016-17 is modest 6.38% higher compared to the actual generation of 1,107 BU in 2015-16.
In 2015-16, India’s actual power generation had increased by 5.30% as compared to 1,048.672 BU generated in 2014-15.
Of the total planned generation, as much as 999 BU or 84.8% would be generated through thermal route, 40 BU through the nuclear route, 134 BU through the hydro route and a small volume of 5 BU is planned to be imported from Bhutan, the official added.
The total generation through the thermal route in 2015-16 stood at 943.407 BU, which means the target for 2016-17 through this route has been raised by 5.89%.
Of the total planned generation of 999 BU through the thermal route, coal-fired generation would account for as much 921.129 BU or 78.20% of the total planned generation of 1,178 BU and 92.21% of the planned generation through the thermal route in 2016-17, the official said.
Following table gives monthly target of electricity generation in 2016-17 through various routes (in million units):
|
Category |
Fuel |
Apr-16 |
May-16 |
Jun-16 |
Jul-16 |
Aug-16 |
Sep-16 |
Oct-16 |
Nov-16 |
Dec-16 |
Jan-17 |
Feb-17 |
Mar-17 |
Total in 2016-17 |
|
Thermal |
Coal |
74021 |
78451 |
73369 |
73612 |
73150 |
72692 |
80919 |
75725 |
79204 |
82826 |
75328 |
81832 |
921129 |
|
|
Diesel |
23 |
24 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
22 |
27 |
19 |
27 |
242 |
|
|
High Speed Diesel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Lignite |
3214 |
3378 |
3148 |
3104 |
3091 |
2971 |
2832 |
2568 |
3031 |
3523 |
3152 |
3440 |
37452 |
|
|
Multi Fuel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Naptha |
45 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
9 |
45 |
45 |
42 |
45 |
47 |
39 |
46 |
500 |
|
|
Natural Gas |
3215 |
3375 |
3296 |
3394 |
3410 |
3288 |
3376 |
3181 |
3288 |
3338 |
3086 |
3430 |
39677 |
|
Thermal Total |
|
80518 |
85273 |
79876 |
80174 |
79677 |
79011 |
87191 |
81530 |
85590 |
89761 |
81624 |
88775 |
999000 |
|
Nuclear |
Nuclear |
3462 |
3573 |
3328 |
3075 |
3273 |
3328 |
3430 |
2861 |
3131 |
3422 |
3543 |
3573 |
40000 |
|
Hydro |
Hydro |
8129 |
11348 |
12849 |
16003 |
17548 |
16076 |
11649 |
8470 |
7943 |
7603 |
7307 |
9075 |
134000 |
|
Import from Bhutan |
Import from Bhutan |
193 |
355 |
465 |
649 |
706 |
719 |
589 |
415 |
335 |
277 |
156 |
141 |
5000 |
|
All India Total |
|
92303 |
100549 |
96518 |
99901 |
101204 |
99134 |
102859 |
93276 |
96999 |
101063 |
92630 |
101564 |
1178000 |