Electric Power Scenario in India
India, in the year 2013, became the 3rd largest producer of Electric Power, only after China and United States, contributing 4.8% of global share in electricity production. The top 10 electric power producing countries is listed below in the order of their Power producing capacity. 1. China 2. United States 3. India 4. Russia 5. Japan 6. Canada 7. Germany 8. Brazil 9. France 10. South Korea T he total installed power generation capacity of the Utilities in India is 288 GW available through Renewable power plants that constitute 28% and Non-renewable power plants that constitute remaining 72% of the total installed capacity. On 31st March 2015, the total installed capacity was 271.722 GW available through Thermal power plants (burning coal - 169.118 GW, burning gas - 23.062 GW and burning diesel - 1.2 GW) that constituted 188.898 GW, Nuclear power plants that constituted 5.78 GW and Renewable power plants (Hydel power