Power generation drops 17% in Aug

September 19, 2024 (MLN): The total power generation in the country decreased by 17.4% to 13,180 GWh during August 2024 as compared to 15,959 GWh in the same month of last year.

According to the monthly electricity generation data released by National Electric Power Authority (NEPRA), the total power generation decreased by 11.4% compared to 14,880 GWh in July 2024.

On a cumulative basis, in 2MFY25, electricity generation stood at 28,060 GWh, down 8.9% compared to the generation of 30,798 in 2MFY24.

The average fuel cost for power generation declined by 9% from a year ago to Rs7.49/KWh in August 2024. On a monthly basis, fuel cost fell by 16.4%.

Generation through Hydel, Coal, RFO, Gas, RLNG, and Wind registered a year-on-year decrease of 10.7%, 15.7%, 99.1%, 21.7%, 23.2%, and 50.5% respectively in August, compared with the figures in the same month of last year.

On the other hand, production of Nuclear, Import from Iran, Bagasse, and Solar jumped by 7.3%, 37.4%, 24.5%, and 16.6% from a year ago, respectively.

Share-wise, Hydel held the majority share of electricity generation during the month, clocking in at 40.7%

This was followed by Nuclear with 16.6%, RLNG with 16.0%, Coal with 15.1%, and Gas with 7.2%.

Cumulatively, Hydel took the lead in electricity generation with a share of 38.1% in 2MFY25. RLNG followed at 18.1%, with Coal contributing 16.5%, Nuclear at 14.9%, and Gas at 7.59%.

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