Electricity generated in India FY 2016-2024, by source

The volume of electricity generated across India between April 2023 and March 2024 was over 1,700 billion units. The largest share came from thermal power, at around 76 percent of the total electricity generation in the country. India’s power consumptionAs electricity production, electricity consumption in India has grown steadily over the past decades. The industrial sector accounted for the largest share of the total power consumption in the country, followed by the domestic and agricultural sectors. Electricity sourcesDespite the global urgency to shift to green energy sources, India’s power sector mainly relies on fossil fuels. In 2022, coal electricity generation increased by over 90 terawatt-hours compared to 2021, while the combined growth in renewable power production was approximately 40 terawatt-hours. That same year, the country’s investments in renewable energy amounted to 11.5 billion U.S. dollars.

在2023年4月至2024年3月期间，印度全国发电量超过1,700亿千瓦时。其中，热能发电占据了全国总发电量的约76%，占比最高。过去数十年来，随着电力生产的稳步增长，印度的电力消耗亦呈现出持续上升的趋势。在我国的电力消耗中，工业部门占据总消耗量最大份额，其后依次为家庭和农业部门。在电力资源方面，尽管全球范围内迫切需要转向绿色能源，但印度的电力行业仍主要依赖化石燃料。与2021年相比，2022年印度的煤炭发电量增长了超过90太瓦时，而可再生能源发电量的总增长约为40太瓦时。同年，该国在可再生能源方面的投资达到了115亿美元。