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Indian power sector’s capacity addition at 135 MW in April

May 26: India’s power generation capacity addition in April 2014 stood at 135 MW against 5,286.01 MW recorded during the previous month, according to provisional data of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

With this, the total installed generation capacity of the country stood at 245,393.54 MW as on April 30, 2014 while the same was at 243,028.95 MW during the last day of the previous month, revealed the data.

In April, the capacity-addition target was nil for the thermal sector against which the achievement was 135 MW while for the hydro sector the target stood at 68.67 MW against which the achievement stood at nil. Target and achievement for the nuclear sector both stood at nil, as per the CEA data.

In March 2014, the capacity-addition target was 2,720 MW for the thermal sector against which the achievement was 4,950 MW while for the hydro sector the target stood at 68.67 MW against which the achievement stood at 336.01 MW. Target and achievement for the nuclear sector both stood at nil, as per the CEA data.

During April, in the thermal sector, capacity was added at Salora TPP, Ph-1, U#1 (135MW) in Chhattisgarh by Vandana Power Ltd.

Following is the break-up of monthly capacity addition during FY’15, FY’14, FY’13 and FY’12 (in MW):

*As reported by CEA, the capacity for 2011-12 was increased by it to 20,501.70 MW instead of 18,814.50 MW.

# CEA had earlier reported that capacity addition in May (2012-13) was 1,070 MW, but it appears that the figures have been revised to 1,130 MW.

## As per the consolidated data provided by CEA, total capacity added during April-March, 2013 stood at 20,622.80 MW although individual month’s capacity addition figure shows the total April-March figure to be 20,562.8 MW.