How does the addition of captive power generation impact the electricity mix?

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Captive electricity generation is not included in regular reporting

Captive power generation is not included in the monthly and year-end analysis of the power sector in India

72 GW of installed captive thermal capacity produced 215 BU of electricity, representing around an extra 16% of the utility sector’s thermal generation during FY 2023-24

While 9 GW of installed captive renewable capacity produced 9 BU of electricity, representing around an extra 2.2% of the utility sector’s carbon-free electricity (CFE) generation during FY 2023-24

This led to a share of Carbon-Free Electricity (CFE) dropping to 21.7%. In comparison, it is 23.5% when just utility data is considered

Electricity Generation (FY 2023-24)

▶ Total electricity generation (Utilities/Non-captive + Non-utilities/Captive) – 1958.28 BU

▶ Total electricity generation (Utilities/Non-captive) – 1734.38 BU (88.6%)

▶ Electricity generation (non-utilities/captive) – 223.9 BU (11.4%)

Share of CFE (FY 2023-24)

▶ Utility – 23.5%

▶ Captive – 4%

▶ Utility+Captive – 21.3%

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