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India's power generation falls 10.8% to 119.57 bln kWh in Oct
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KOLKATA – India's electricity generation fell sharply by 10.83% on year and by 7.80% on month to 119.57 billion kilowatt hour in October, data released by the Central Electricity Authority of India showed. In October 2024, total power generation from all sources stood at 134.08 billion kilowatt hour. In September, it was 129.69 billion kilowatt hour.
Total electricity generation includes the power bought from Bhutan.
Thermal power generation in October fell sharply by 14.39% on year to 97.61 billion kilowatt-hour and nuclear power generation was nearly flat on year at 4.77 billion kilowatt hour. Hydropower generation, however, increased by 13.75% to 16.44 billion kilowatt-hour.
Total electricity generated in the Apr-Oct period was 915.24 billion kilowatt hour, down 3.77% on year. India has set a total electricity generation target of 1.73 trillion kilowatt hour for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar).
The electricity generation details for October and Apr-Oct, in billion kilowatt hour, are as follows:
|
October 2025 |
September 2025 |
October 2024 |
Year-on-year change (in %) |
Plant load factor (in %) |
|
|
Thermal |
97.61 |
101.97 |
114.02 |
(-) 14.39 |
57.46 |
|
Nuclear |
4.77 |
4.01 |
4.77 |
0.06 |
73.05 |
|
Hydro |
16.44 |
22.23 |
14.46 |
13.75 |
|
|
Bhutan |
0.74 |
1.47 |
0.84 |
(-) 11.98 |
|
|
Total |
119.57 |
129.69 |
134.08 |
(-) 10.83 |
|
Apr-Sept 2025-26 |
Apr-Sept 2024-25 |
Year-on-year change (in %) |
Plant load factor (in %) |
|
|
Thermal |
752.54 |
803.81 |
(-) 6.38 |
63.58 |
|
Nuclear |
32.05 |
33.10 |
(-) 3.17 |
71.06 |
|
Hydro |
123.61 |
109.13 |
13.27 |
|
|
Bhutan |
7.04 |
5.09 |
38.48 |
|
|
Total |
915.24 |
951.12 |
(-) 3.77 |
Source: Central Electricity Authority
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IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT
Reported by Avishek Rakshit
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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