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Annual Growth in Power Generation
SOLAR OVER RENEWABLE ENERGY
in millions units
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Source: MNRE, CEA EQ iSearch
ANNUAL GROWTH IN POWER GENERATION
The Overall generation (Including generation from grid-connected renewable sources) in the country has been increased from 1110.458 BU (billion units) during 2014-15 to 1173.603 BU during the year 2015-16, 1241.689 BU during 2016-17, 1308.146 BU during 2017-18, 1376.095 BU during 2018-19, 1389.121 BU during 2019-20 and 1381.855 BU during 2020-21 as per Ministry of Power updates. The performance of Category wise generation during the year 2020-21 was as follows: -
Thermal Reduced by 0.98 % Hydro Increased by 3.51 % Nuclear Increased by 7.41 % Bhutan Import Increased by 51.27 % Renewables Increased by 6.44 % Overall Growth rate recorded by 0.52 %
Source: Ministry of Power [*Provisional (upto April 2021)] EQ iSearch
