Why is a capacitor a generator of lagging reactive power?

[Engineer1]

An ideal capacitor has power factor of zero degree leading as current leads the voltage in capacitor.But it also means that capacitor is generator of lagging reactive power.What does that mean.How does it do so.Capacitor is used for reactive power generation at inductive load sites.

 

[anorlunda]

These PF insights articles help explain how it works. Why questions are very difficult to answer. What kind of answer are you expecting to why?

https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/ac-power-analysis-part-1-basics/
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/ac-power-analysis-part-2-network-analysis/

 

[NascentOxygen]

But it also means that capacitor is generator of lagging reactive power.

A capacitor adds leading reactive power.

 

[Engineer1]

Thank you @anorlunda and @NascentOxygen I will check out those articles and then get back here,if required.