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Power Sufficient in 2025 – India
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- In the past four years, the gap between the energy demand and the capacity has fallen to 0.1% and total installed capacity has increased to 470 GW.
- India’s generation has increased from 13,74,024 MU in 2021-22 to 15,46,229 MU in 2024-25, closing the gap from 0.4% in 2021-22 to 0.1% in 2024-25.
- Currently, energy produced by thermal fuels (coal, diesel, lignite and natural gas) is 12,41,261 million Units (MU).
- Nuclear and hydro-electric sources account for to 51,962 MU and 1,39,780 MU respectively.
- Renewable sources accounted for 2,30,868 MU in energy production.
- Among this wind stood at 78,214 MU, solar at 1,27,339 MU, biomass 3392 MU, bagasse 8349 MU, small hydro 10,951 MU and others at 2621 MU.
- The contribution of renewable contribution as a percentage has gradually increased from 11.5% in 2021-22 to 13.78% in 2024-2025.
- The National Grid is maintained by the government-run Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd to monitor, regulate and facilitate inter-State power flow.
- The South & West two regions cover India’s largest power consuming states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.
- They have managed to keep their energy gap limited to 0.1% through the years.
- In the West, Maharashtra is the largest power consumer as its requirement grew from 1,72,823 MU in 2021-22 to 2,07,018 MU in 2023-2024.
- However, it has managed to meet its power requirement keeping its energy gap a mere 0.1%.
- Gujarat, the region’s second biggest power consumer, saw its requirement increased from 1,29,953 MU to 1,45,768 MU; but its energy gap remained at 0%.
- The power demand of Tamil Nadu is the highest 1,09,816 MU to 1,26,163 MU but the energy gap is 0%.
- Similarly, Telangana and Karnataka have maintained a 0% energy gap.
- But, East grid’s States like Bihar and Jharkhand have been unable to meet their power demands.
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