Power capacity addition trickles in April-June, only 45 Mw added

Fresh capacity addition in power has started on a sombre note. Out of the 1820 Mw envisaged to be added during April-June of this fiscal year, only 45 Mw has been added in thermal power generation, data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed.

The meagre capacity addition of 45 Mw came from private thermal power producers. No fresh capacity was added from  nuclear and hydroelectric sources. In the thermal power sector too, central and state generating utilities drew a blank.

For the full fiscal 2019-20, the country is planning to add 12186.14 Mw power. In FY19, actual capacity addition was only