| Report on Under Construction Thermal Power | | | | 8439 MW commissioned capacity, private sector |
| Plants | | | | contribution has been 1000 MW, while central and |
| Thermal Power has always been the main source | | | | state sector added 2740 MW and 4699 MW, |
| of electricity generation in India and will continue to | | | | respectively. |
| remain the linchpin of the Indian power sector for | | | | It is interesting to note here that private sector |
| at least the next few decades, given the large | | | | constitutes more than 40% (~28000 MW) of the |
| domestic coal resources and the absence of any | | | | total thermal power capacity under construction, |
| other significant domestic energy sources in the | | | | for benefits during the rest of the XI Plan and |
| country. Thermal power will, thus, help increase | | | | beyond, in various states of the country. Both the |
| the availability of electricity which is an urgent | | | | central and the state sector share the balance |
| development priority for the country. ( ) | | | | under construction thermal capacity in almost |
| The present total installed capacity of India is | | | | equal proportions, i.e. about 30%. The Western |
| 1,47,457 MW (as in January 2009, of which 63.3% | | | | region accounts for 42% of the total thermal |
| is thermal, 24.9% hydel, 2.8% nuclear and 9% | | | | capacity under construction followed by northern, |
| renewable. Capacity addition target during XI Plan | | | | eastern and southern and north-eastern regions |
| is 78700 MW of which more than 75% is to be | | | | with 22%, 20%, 15% and 1% respectively. The |
| contributed by thermal power. Out of this 75% | | | | table below gives a detailed dissection of the |
| (>59000 MW), only 14% (8439 MW) has been | | | | state-wise and sector-wise under construction |
| commissioned as of January 31, 2009. Of the | | | | thermal capacity in India. |