Total Power Installed Capacity in India

The total installed capacity power generation in India is given as below. The highest power is generated by private sector whereas the highest power generation is done by Thermal power station. The renewable energy generation is 21.2% which is good sign.

Total installed capacity in India ( as on February, 2019 ) 

Sector	Installed Capacity	Installed Capacity in Percentage
State sector	84,637 MW	24.2%
Central sector	104, 039 MW	29.7%
Private sector	161,487 MW	46.1%
Total	3,50,162 MW	100%

Type of Energy Generation Soources

Types of Generation	Capacity ( MW )	% of Total Capacity
Thermal Coal Lignite Gas Oil	2,22,927 1,91,093 6,260 24,937 637	63.7% 54.6% 1.8% 7.1% 0.2%
Hydro Power Plant	45,399	13%
Nuclear Power Plant	6,780	1.9%
Renewable Energy Sources	74,082	21.2%

Break up of Renewable Energy in India As Per 31.3.2019

Small Hydro Power	4593.15 MW
Wind Power	35625.97 MW
Biomass Power / Cogeneration	9103.5 MW
Waste To Energy	138.3 MW
Solar Power	28180.7 MW
Total Capacity	77641.3 MW

The total Renewable Energy Increases from February, 2019 to March, 2019 From 74,082 MW to 77641 MW. 

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