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Total installed power capacity July 2024
August 24 , 2024
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- Tamil Nadu’s total installed power capacity was 40,527.24 MW as on July 31, 2024, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
- The coal-fired power capacity stood at 12,771.99 MW.
- Of this, 4,320 MW was from the State sector; 5,426.67 MW, the private sector; and 3,025.32 MW, the Central sector.
- Tamil Nadu’s lignite-based thermal capacity stood at 1,959.16 MW, with a contribution of 1,709.16 MW from the Central sector and 250 MW from the private sector.
- Gas-based power plants’ capacity was 1,027.18 MW, with 524.08 MW coming from the State Sector and 503.10 MW from the private sector.
- The private sector accounted for diesel-based power capacity of 211.70 MW, while 1,448 MW of nuclear power capacity came from the Central sector.
- The overall conventional power installed capacity in the State was 17,418.03 MW.
- The State’s renewable energy installed capacity stood at 23,109.21 MW.
- Of this, 2,178.20 MW was of hydro power; 10,881.34 MW, wind; and 8,831.86 MW, solar.
- Biomass, and co-generation bagasse power plants, among others, accounted for the rest of the renewable energy capacity.
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