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Currently, Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems are being installed in 537 units across coal-based thermal power plants in India. Of these, 39 units with a capacity of 19,430 megawatts (MW) have completed installation. Contracts have been awarded and are under implementation for 238 units (105,200 MW), 139 units (42,847 MW) are in various stages of the tendering process, and 121 units (36,683 MW) are in the pre-tendering process. The breakdown of completed FGD installations is…

A potential of about 10,600 MW of geothermal power has been estimated in the country by the Geological Survey of India (GSI). GSI explored 381 thermally anomalous areas and published the findings in “Geothermal Atlas of India, 2022.”  The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the “Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme (RE-RTD)” through various research institutions and industries to develop indigenous, efficient, and cost-effective renewable energy technologies, including geothermal energy….

The Ministry of Power (MoP) detailed steps taken to increase the production capacity between 2014-15 to 2023-24 in a recent press release. Between 2014-15 and 2023-24, India increased its power production capacity significantly. The installed capacity rose from 248,554 MW in March 2014 to 446,190 MW in June 2024, with coal-based power growing from 139,663 MW to 210,969 MW, and renewable energy from 75,519 MW to 195,013 MW. The country added 195,181 ckm of transmission…