Describe Indian electrical system
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The utility electricity sector in India has oneNational Grid with an installed capacity of 334.40 GW as on 31 January 2018.[4]Renewable power plants constituted 32.2% of total installed capacity. During the fiscal year 2016-17, the gross electricity generated by utilities in India was 1,236.39 TWh and the total electricity generation (utilities and non utilities) in the country was 1,433.4 TWh.[3][5]The gross electricity consumption was 1,122 kWh per capita in the year 2016-17.[3] India is the world's third largest producer and fourth largest consumer of electricity.[6][7] Electric energy consumption in agriculture was recorded highest (17.89%) in 2015-16 among all countries.[3] The per capita electricity consumption is low compared to many countries despite cheaper electricity tariff in India
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