IMPORTANCE OF POWER

• Power is an essential requirement for

all facets of our life and is almost a
basic human need.
• It is one of the key drivers for rapid
economic growth and poverty
alleviation.
• Availability of quality supply of
electricity is very crucial to the
sustained growth of the nation.
•
 INDIAN POWER SECTOR
• India is the world's 6th largest energy
consumer, accounting for 3.4% of
global energy consumption.
• In recent times, Indian Power sector
is witnessing major changes.
• Inadequacies in generation,
transmission & distribution as well
as inefficient use of electricity has
caused the demand for power to
outstrip the availability
•
 POWER MINISTRY
• Ministry of power is responsible for
development of electrical energy.
• It is concerned with
i. perspective planning
ii. policy formulation
iii.processing of projects for investment decision
iv.monitoring of the implementation of power
projects
v. training and manpower development
vi.administration
• Ministry of Power is assisted by the Central
Electricity Authority (CEA).
• It prepares a National Electricity Plan once
in five years.


The other electricity authorities in India are:



• Central Electricity Regulatory

Commission (CERC)
• State Electricity Regulatory
Commission (SERC)
• Central Transmission Utility (CTU)
• State Transmission Utility (STU)
•
 POWER CAPACITY

T h e to ta lin sta lle d ca p a city in In d ia is

ca lcu la te d to b e 1 4 5 , 5 5 4 . 9 7 m e g a w a tt, o u t o f
w h ich 7 5 , 8 3 7 . 9 3 m e g a w a tt ( 5 2 . 5 % ) is fro m
S ta te , 4 8 , 4 7 0 . 9 9 m e g a w a tt ( 3 4 % ) fro m C e n tre ,
a n d 2 1 , 2 4 6 . 0 5 m e g a w a tt ( 1 3 . 5 % ) is fro m
Priva te se cto r in itia tive .
MAJOR PLAYERS AND PRESENCE IN
VALUE CHAIN


Public Sector


• NTPC
• National Hydro Electric Power Corporation
• Nuclear Power Corporation


Domestic Private Sector



• Tata Power
• RPG Group - CESC
• Reliance Energy


International Private Sector



• China Light and Power (CLP)

• Marubeni Corporation
 POWER SHORTAGE
FEW CAUSES


• Deficient monsoon
• The limited addition of new power
producing capacity
• Fall in hydropower generation in south
India
• Higher demand for electricity in
summer
• Certain power projects have not come
on schedule
• Shortage of equipment
 SHORTAGE IN VARIOUS
REGIONS
As per data from CEA
The worst affected regions are

• Western region = 19%

 Maharashtra 23.7%
 Gujarat 23.4%
• Northern region = 10.7%
 Uttar Pradesh 22%
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 POWER FOR ALL BY 2012
 This plan was proposed by the
planning commission with the aim of
providing power to all rural regions in
India by 2012
• Target is to add 78,577MW to the
current power generation capacity
by 2012
• Best-case scenario will see only an
addition of 35,000MW by 2012
• There is a shortage of over 60% in
the total planned capacity
 CONCLUSION
• India has a power generation capacity of
1,35,006MW today which is not sufficient
for the second fastest growing major
economy in the world. Power shortages
have been identified as a key
infrastructure bottleneck.
• In the 10th Plan period (2002-07), the
government had envisaged additional
power capacity of 41,110MW. It ended the
plan period with a capacity addition of
only 20,950MW, 49% short of the
estimate.
• In order to improve the growth rate
adequate measures have to be taken to