Coal fired power plants shut down in India since fiscal 2017-18

Coal fired power plants shut down in India since fiscal 2017-18 Last Modified: 15-Jan-2023 9:51 PM
  • 10,269 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India since fiscal year 2017-18. In all 91 units in 43 plants have been shut down. During the same period, 29,762 MW new capacity has been added.
  • 3,601 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India in fiscal year 2017-18. In all 28 units in 16 plants were shut down. During the same period, 8,710 MW of new capacity has been added.
  • 2,179 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India in fiscal year 2018-19. In all 18 units in 7 plants were shut down. During the same period, 5,712 MW of new capacity has been added.
  • 2,335 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India in fiscal year 2019-20. In all 21 units in 10 plants were shut down. During the same period, 6,765 MW of new capacity has been added.
  • 730 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India in fiscal year 2020-21. In all 10 units in 3 plants were shut down. During the same period, 4,090 MW of new capacity has been added.
  • 1,120 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India in fiscal year 2021-22. In all 12 units in 5 plants were shut down. During the same period, 4,485 MW of new capacity has been added.
  • 304 MW
    Coal based generation capacity shut down or converted across India during fiscal year 2022-23. In all 2 units in 2 plants were shut down. During the same period, no new capacity has been added.