COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY OUTPUT AND EMISSIONS
COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY OUTPUT AND EMISSIONS
The details regarding the data on India’s coal-fired electricity output and emissions during each of the past five years are given below:
Year
Electricity Generation from Coal (in Billion Units)
CO2 Emission (in Million Metric Tonnes)
2018-19
987.68
897.28
2019-20
988.72
897.28
2020-21
959.72
867.92
2021-22
951.88
853.82
2022-23
1043.83
943.04
With the rapid expansion & growth of the Indian economy, the demand of electricity is also witnessing an unprecedented growth. The electricity demand in India has witnessed a growth of around 9% for the years 2021-22 and 2022-23. The total emissions have increased commensurate with the increase in generation of the electricity.
However, due to increasing share of Renewable Energy in the Grid, the carbon intensity of the grid is reducing. There is significant decrease of about 9% in average carbon emission factor of the grid electricity in India from 2013-14 to 2022-23.
For reduction of emission levels of Thermal Power Plants (TPPs), following measures have been taken by the Government:
India in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) stands committed to achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. At present India has already achieved 45.5% Installed Capacity from non-fossil fuel-based resources.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Power, Shri Shripad Naik, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.