Punjab stands at good position if we talk about energy resources. Due to perennial river water it has vast potential of hydel energy all through the year.
Some of the thermal and hydel power plants of Punjab has been listed below:
Thermal
| S.No. | Power Plant | Capacity | Remarks |
| 1 | Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant, LehraMohabbat, Bhatinda | 920 MW | 2 Units of 110 MW and 2 Units of 120 MW. |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant, Ropar | 1260 MW | 6 Units of 210 MW |
| 3 | Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, Bhatinda | 460 MW | 2 units of 210 MW and 2 Units of 250 MW |
Hydel
| S.No. | Power Plant | Capacity | Remarks |
| 1 | RanjitSagar Dam | 600 MW
| Located on the Ravi River |
| 2 | Anandpur Sahib Hydel Channel | 67 MW
| Canal connects to SYL Canal |
| 3 | MukerianHydel project |
| Located in Hosiarpur district |
| 4 | UBDC Hydroelectric Power House | 45 MW | Located near Pathankot |
| 5 | Shanan Power House Project | 110 MW | First power house of India in Megawatt capacity. |
Punjab Energy Development Agency:
Punjab Energy Development Agency was formed in Sept. 1991 as a state nodal agency for promotion and development of renewable energy programmes/projects and energy conservation programme in the state of Punjab. PEDA is registered as a Society under the Societies Act of 1860
New and Renewable Energy in Punjab
Punjab has been developing its renewable energy resources for some time now and a status of these developments is as under:
Hydro-electricity:
The potential power generation capacity of the state from its extensive canal systems is about 250 MW at Canal falls, out of which 130.70 MW capacity projects are in operation. Another 20.65 MW capacities are under execution including hydel projects undertaken by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
Large Biogas plants:
High rate Biomethanation Projects (biogas) based on anaerobic digestion technology for Recovery of Energy of about 1MW from Dairy Waste at Haibowal, Ludhiana is operational since 2004. Plans are on to increase the capacity of energy generation from 1MW to 10 MW. Another Cattle Dung based Power Project of similar capacity ~ 1MW shall be installed at Jalandhar on Build, Operate & Own (BOO) basis.
Co-generation:
Co-generation technologies are used for converting dry biomass (crop residues) for co-generation in sugar, paper, fertilizer chemical, textile and other industries. These industries together are having an estimated co-generation potential of 500 MW.
Solar energy
The state is endowed with vast potential of solar energy estimated at 4-7 KWH/sqm of solar insulation levels. About 10.50 MW of solar power projects have been commissioned by December 2013. Additionally, under rooftop programme about 1100 KWp capacity Solar Photovoltaic Power Projects have been commissioned in the state at various important Govt., Institutional, and Religious buildings namely Punjab Raj Bhawan, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Golden Temple, Wagah Border, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and PushpaGujral Science City, Kapurthala.
Details of the Solar Power projects in Punjab:
| Powerplant | Capacity | |
| Vill. KheraKalmout, Distt. Patiala | 1MW | |
| Vill. Mehandipur, Distt. SaheedBhagat Singh Nagar | 1 MW | |
| Vill. BoparaiKalan, Distt. | 1 MW | |
| Vill. Bhuttiwala, Distt. Mukatsar | 1.5 MW | |
| Vill. Bhagsar, Distt. Mukatsar | 1.5 MW | |
| Vill. Awan, Distt. Amritsar | 2.00 MW | |
| Vill. Shahdra, Distt. SaheedBhagat Singh Nagar | 1.5 MW | |
| Vill. Phollukhari Distt. Bathinda | 1.00 MW | |
| TOTAL | 10. 5 MW | |
Source: Punjab Energy Development Agency(PEDA), 2013
Power generation from Biomass/Agro-residue and waste:
Punjab being primarily an agrarian economy has a high potential for energy generation from agro- residues like paddy straw, paddy husk, cotton stalk, etc.
It is estimated that surplus agro residues, which includes rice straw and agro industrial/processing waste produced annually, can generate 1500 MW of power. Biomass based Power Plants of total capacity 62.5 MW (7 plants) have been commissioned in the state.
Government of India has decided to support and facilitate harnessing the total potential by the year 2022.
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