India having the second highest population in the world has the world’s fifth-largest electricity generation capacity. However, still the per capita consumption of electricity is one of the lowest in the world and owing to the multifold increase in the industrialization and other aspects of the economy the demand of power is expected to surge in the coming years.
Due to these reasons, the power sector is high on priority for both the Government & Private bodies as it offers tremendous potential for investing companies based on the sheer size of the market and the returns available on investment capital.
Power India has prepared and attached a report on the installed power generating capacity of India as of September 2013.
In this report, country’s total installed capacity as on the month ending of September 2013 has been analyzed and depicted in the tabular as well as graphical formats.
Below are some of the observations presented in the report:
- India’s total power generation capacity stood at around 228.72 GW.
- Out of the 5 regions (and Islands), Western region tops the list with around 34% share; followed by Northern Region (27%), Southern Region (25%) and Eastern Region (13%).
- The top 5 power generating states are Maharashtra (31.9 GW), Gujarat (26.13 GW), Tamil Nadu (20.11 GW), Andhra Pradesh (17.18 GW) and Uttar Pradesh (14.08 GW).
- Share of State Generating Utilities is highest with 39% followed by Private Generating Utilities at 32% and Central Generating Utilities at 29%.
- Countries power portfolio mainly dominated by Coal based projects with around 59% share followed by Hydro with 17%, Renewable Energy projects with 12%, Nuclear power with 2% and Diesel Projects with 1%.
The report is embedded below:
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