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.