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As on 13-06-2016
Source: OM SECTION
1.Total Installed Capacity:(As on 31.05.2016)

MW

% of Total

State Sector

101,761

33.58%

Central Sector

76,297

25.17%

Private Sector

125,026

41.25%

303,083

Sector

Total

MW

% of Total

Total Thermal

211,670

69.84%

Coal

186,243

61.45%

Gas

24,509

8.09%

919

0.30%

Fuel

Oil

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Oil

919

0.30%

42,783

14.12%

Nuclear

5,780

1.91%

RES** (MNRE)

42,849

14.15%

303,083

100.00%

Hydro (Renewable)

Total

Renewable Energy Sources(RES) include SHP, BG, BP, U&I and Wind Energy
SHP= Small Hydro Project ,BG= Biomass Gasier ,BP= Biomass Power,
U & I=Urban & Industrial Waste Power, RES=Renewable Energy Sources

Policy Initiatives / Decision Taken

Electricity Act 2003 has been enacted and came into force from 15.06.2003. The objective is to introduce competition, protect consumers interests and provide power for all.
The Act provides for National Electricity Policy, Rural Electrication, Open access in transmission, phased open access in distribution, mandatory SERCs, license free
generation and distribution, power trading, mandatory metering and stringent penalties for theft of electricity.
It is a comprehensive legislation replacing Electricity Act 1910, Electricity Supply Act 1948 and Electricity Regulatory Commission Act 1998.The Electricity Act, 2003 has been
amended on two occasions by the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 and the Electricity (Amendment) Act,2007. The aim is to push the sector onto a trajectory of sound
commercial growth and to enable the States and the Centre to move in harmony and coordination.
Policies, Rules and guidelines etc. issued under the Electricity Act.

Generation Performance
1.0 ELECTRICITY GENERATION PERFORMANCE
1.1 The electricity generation target for the year 2016-17 has been xed as 1178 Billion Unit (BU). i.e. growth of around 6.38% over actual generation of 1107.822 BU for the
previous year (2015-16). The generation during 2015-16 was 1107.822 BU as compared to 1048.673 BU generated during April- March 2015, representing a growth of about
5.64%.

1.2 Programme, actual achievement and growth in electricity generation in the country during 2009-10 to 2016-17 :-

Year

Target

Achievement

% of target

% of growth

2009-10

789.511

771.551

97.73

6.6

2010-11

830.757

811.143

97.64

5.56

2011-12

855.000

876.887

102.56

8.11

2012-13

930.000

912.056

98.07

4.01

2013-14

975.000

967.150

99.19

6.04

2014-15

1023.000

1048.673

102.51

8.43

2015-16

1137.500

1107.822

97.39

5.64

2016-17*

192.852

199.163

103.3

9.37

* Provisional (Upto May 2016)

1.3 The electricity generation target for the year 2016-17 was xed at 1178 BU comprising of 999.000 BU thermal; 134.000 BU hydro; 40.000
nuclear; and 5.000 BU import from Bhutan.
2.0 Plant Load Factor (PLF):
2.1 The PLF in the country during 2009-10 to 2015-16 is as under:

Target

Actual

Sector-wise Actual

Central

State

Private

2009-10

77.2

77.5

85.5

70.9

83.9

2010-11

72.1

75.1

85.1

66.7

80.7

2011-12

68.7

73.3

82.1

68.0

69.5

Year

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2011-12

68.7

73.3

82.1

68.0

69.5

2012-13

70.0

69.9

79.2

65.6

64.1

2013-14

69.60

65.60

76.10

59.10

62.10

2014-15

65.52

64.46

73.96

59.83

60.58

2015-16

64.35

62.29

72.52

55.41

60.49

2016-17*

62.95

64.63

75.22

59.78

60.88

* Provisional (Upto May 2016)

3.0 Power Supply Position
The power supply position in the country during 2009-10 to 2016-17 :

Energy

Peak

Requirement Availability Surplus(+)/Dects(-) Peak Demand

Peak Met

Surplus(+) /
Dects(-)

(MU)

(MU)

(MU)

(%)

(MW)

(MW)

(MW)

200910

8,30,594

7,46,644

-83,950

-10.1

1,19,166

1,04,009

-15,157 -12.7

201011

8,61,591

7,88,355

-73,236

-8.5

1,22,287

1,10,256

-12,031 -9.8

201112

9,37,199

8,57,886

-79,313

-8.5

1,30,006

1,16,191

-13,815 -10.6

201213

9,95,557

9,08,652

-86,905

-8.7

1,35,453

1,23,294

-12,159 -9.0

201314

10,02,257

9,59,829

-42,428

-4.2

1,35,918

1,29,815

-6,103

-4.5

201415

10,68,923

10,30,785

-38,138

-3.6

1,48,166

1,41,160

-7,006

-4.7

201516

11,14,408

10,90,850

-23,558

-2.1

1,53,366

1,48,463

-4,903

-3.2

201617 *

1,97,919

1,95,987

-1,932

-1.0

1,52,974

1,49,802

-3,172

-2.1

Year

(%)

* Provisional (Upto May 2016)

Generation (Billion Units)

Generation Growth(%)

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