Central Government taking all measures to improve power infrastructure , says Power Minister 2,080 MW targeted for capacity addition in Jharkhand during the 12th Plan

The Central Government has taken several measures to improve the power infrastructure in the country . These include :

(i)           Development of Ultra Mega Power Projects of 4,000 MW each to reap benefits of

                economies of scale.

(ii)          Development of high fuel efficient supercritical coal based power plants.

(iii)         Augmentation of domestic manufacturing capacity of power equipment through Joint Ventures.

(iv)         Renovation, modernization and life extension of old and inefficient generation units.

(v)          Strengthening and expansion of inter-state and inter-regional transmission capacity.

(vi)         Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution capacity.

 (vii)       Promoting energy conservation, energy efficiency and demand side management measures.

2,080 MW has been targeted for capacity addition in Jharkhand during the 12th Plan.

Planning Commission has fixed a capacity addition target of 88,537 MW for the 12th Plan period to meet the growing demand of power in the country.  The details are given below

SECTOR	HYDRO	THERMAL				NUCLEAR	TOTAL
		COAL	LIGNITE	GAS	TOTAL
CENTRAL	6,004	13,800	250	827.6	14,878	5,300	26,182
STATE	1,608	12,210	0	1,712.0	13,922	0	15,530
PRIVATE	3,285	43,270	270	0.0	43,540	0	46,825
ALL-INDIA	10,897	69,280	520	2,539.6	72,340	5,300	88,537

Out of the above target of 88,537 MW fixed for the 12th Plan period, 16,140 MW has been targeted for capacity addition in the Southern States.

These details were given by  Sh Jyotiraditya Scindia,  MoS (Independent Charge) for Power in the Lok Sabha .

Courtesy: Press Information Bureau (pib.nic.in)