96
3 The Challenges of Energy Supply
14
14.5
14.6
22.7
25
29
30
39.8
40.6
54.3
63.7
64.1
78.2
92.1
94.3
104.8
132.5
161.7
405.9
790.2
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Japan
Hungary
Slovakia
Finland
Switzerland
Czech Rep
India
Taiwan
Belgium
Spain
Sweden
UK
Ukraine
Germany
Canada
China
South Korea
Russia
France
US
Fig. 3.23 Nuclear electricity production in 2013 (in TWh) (World Nuclear Association 2014)
3.5.3 Thermal
There are two main sources of thermal power generation in India—coal and natural
gas. Figure 3.24 provides a performance overview of all states generating thermal
energy.
DELHI
HARYANA
JAMMU & KASHMIR
PUNJAB
RAJASTHAN
UTTAR PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH
GUJARAT
MADHYA PRADESH
MAHARASHTRA
ANDHRA PRADESH
TELANGANA
KARNATAKA
KERALA
TAMIL NADU
BIHAR
DVC
JHARKHAND
ODISHA
WEST BENGAL
A. & N. ISLANDS
ASSAM
TRIPURA
2.49
5.03
0.18
7.79
8.99
12.57
14.23
20.25
9.83
23.74
12.52
5.47
7.23
0.33
8.71
0.21
8.69
1.78
5.42
7.40
0.04
0.41
0.17
Fig. 3.24 States producing thermal power (GW) (2017) (Source Central Electricity Authority
https://www.cea.nic.in)