Indian power generation from conventional sources has increased 4% on the month to 102.88 BU in Jan’20 compared with 99.1 BU in Dec’19, tentative data by power ministry showed.
The output volume was noted 6% short of its monthly target of 109 BU, but had attained its first Y-o-Y rise in the past 5 months. Incidentally, power generation was marked 100.85 BU in Jan’19.
A surge in demand amid higher power off-take arising from the Southern and Western regions raised the generation volume during the month, wherein both parts of the country had posted a 6% Y-o-Y increase while drawing an electricity output of 41.79 BU and 21.4 BU respectively in Jan’20.
Power generation from thermal plants (including coal, diesel and gas) increased 5% M-o-M to 90.76 BU in Jan’20, on the account of a significant drop in output noted from the remaining sources.
Source-wise Power Generation
| Conventional Source | Target for Jan’20 | Generation in Jan’20 | Generation in Dec’19 | Generation in Jan’19 |
| Thermal | 97.62 | 90.76 | 86.33 | 90.35 |
| Hydro* | 6.97 | 8.62 | 8.93 | 7.37 |
| Nuclear | 4.07 | 3.36 | 3.68 | 3.12 |
| Bhutan Imports | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.01 |
| Total | 109.00 | 102.88 | 99.10 | 100.85 |
Source: Power Ministry | Quantity in BU
*excludes generation from Hydro stations up to 25 MW
Contribution from the chief energy supplier-coal based power plants surged 6% on the month to 84.35 BU in Jan’20, which had also registered a modest growth Y-o-Y from 83.2 BU in Jan’19.
Decline in hydro power output extended its fall for the fourth straight month, as it decreased 3% M-o-M to 8.62 BU in Jan’20. Besides, generation from nuclear plants also attained a 9-month low output of 3.36 BU in Jan’20.
During the first 10 months of FY20 (Apr’19-Jan’20), power generation from conventional sources have reached 1053.61 BU as against 1050.78 BU noted in the year-ago period. Despite the recent upsurge in witnessed lately, output from thermal plants was down 3% Y-o-Y to 870.59 BU in the 10-month period.
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