Tamil Nadu’s installed power capacity
April 22 , 2025
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- Tamil Nadu’s total installed power capacity was 42,772.20 MW as on March 31 this year.
- It is increasing from the previous year’s 39,805.97 MW.
- Of the total capacity this year, coal-fired power capacity was 12,835.49 MW.
- Of this, 4,320 MW was from the State sector, 5,490.17 MW from the private sector and 3,025.32 MW from the Central sector.
- Tamil Nadu’s lignite-based thermal capacity stood at 1,959.16 MW.
- 1,709.16 MW came 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.
- As per CEA data, 1,448 MW of nuclear power capacity came from the Central sector.
- The State’s renewable energy installed capacity stood at 25,290.67 MW as of March 31.
- Of this, 11,739.91 MW was from wind energy, 10,153.58 MW was from solar energy, and 2,178.20 MW was from hydro projects.
- Gujarat has taken the lead in wind energy capacity for the second time in a row, with a capacity of 12,677.48 MW.

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