The largest increase in photovoltaic installed capacity! India added 1077MW of renewable energy in May
Publish Time: 2023-07-17 Origin: Site
As of May 31, 2023, the cumulative installed capacity of photovoltaic systems in India reached 67,821.22 MW.
India installed 330.09MW of wind power in May this year.
According to a power installation report released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India added 1076.7MW of renewable power generation facilities (excluding hydropower facilities) in May this year.
This includes 743.34MW of photovoltaic systems. As of the end of April 2023, India's cumulative installed PV system capacity was 67,077.88MW, and as of the end of May 2023, its installed capacity increased to 67,821.22 MW. Among all forms of renewable energy in India, installed PV systems saw the largest increase in installed capacity.
The next largest increase was in wind power facilities. India installed 330.09MW of wind power in May this year. As of April this year, the cumulative installed capacity of wind power facilities in India stood at 42,868.09MW, while it grew to 43,198.98 MW in May.
There was no increase in the installed capacity of small hydropower facilities, and their total cumulative installed capacity remained stuck at 4,944.30 MW. Similarly, biomass/cogeneration facilities did not see any growth in installed capacity, remaining at 10,248.01MW in April and May.
Waste-to-power facilities grew by a smaller amount, only 2.5MW. As of the end of April this year, the total installed capacity of India's cumulative installed waste-to-power facilities was 554.03MW, growing to 556.53MW by the end of May.
In terms of India's energy mix, fossil fuel power generation facilities continue to dominate with a total installed capacity of 2,37,268.91MW. Among fossil fuel power generation facilities, coal-fired power generation facilities continued to hold the largest share, with a total installed capacity of 205,235.50MW.
The cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in India is 126,769.04MW, while the installed capacity of hydropower facilities is 46,850.17MW. The cumulative installed capacity of all power generation facilities in India is 417,668.12MW.