Electricity generation from thermal plants stagnates during Apr-Sept period

Electricity generation from the thermal power plants has stagnated during April-September period of this fiscal year.

Data collated by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shows that total electricity produced by the thermal power plants inched up only by a modest 0.92 per cent to 534.5 billion units (BU).

By contrast, nuclear and hydro power plants logged 25.5 per cent and 15 per cent growth in electricity production in the same period. The pan-India electricity generation rose by 3.5 per cent to 658.55 BU.

In terms of capacity addition, though, thermal power generation zoomed 4695 per cent to add 3345 Mw during the first half or April-September period of FY20. On the contrary, no fresh capacity was added in hydro and nuclear power. The nationwide rated power capacity from all sources stood at 363.36 Gw at the end of September 2019.