In 1950. the total installed capacity in Tamil Nadu was only 156 MW
which has been increased to about 5473 MW in 1990.
On all India basis, the figures in the same period were 2301 MW and 6393
MWrespectively.
In India, the per capita consumption of electricity was only 12 kWh in
1950 which has increased to about 280 kWh in 1990 while in Japan, it
has gone as high as 5633 kWh.
CLASSIFICATION OF POWER PLANTS
Power plants can be mainly classified as follows:
1. Steam power plant
2. Nuclear power plant
3. Gas turbine power plant
4. Diesel power plant
5. Hydro power plant
6. Power from alternate sources of energy
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