The Planning Commission has set a power capacity addition target of 88,425 mw for the current Five-Year Plan period ending March 2017 to bridge the widening demand-supply gap for electricity. The target is higher than 75,785 mw capacity, corresponding to nine per cent GDP growth, estimated by the Working Group on Power.
According to the Commission’s draft note on energy sector for the current Plan period, to bridge the gap between peak demand and peak deficit and provide for an increased pace of retiring of the old energy inefficient plants, the capacity addition target for the 12th Plan has been fixed at 88,425 mw.
However, the capacity addition was just 54,964 mw in the 11th Plan (2007-12) much lower than set target of 78,700 mw. As per the draft note, out of the projected capacity addition, thermal sources would make up for 71,228 mw while hydro would account for 11,897 mw. Nuclear power is estimated to contribute 5,300 mw.
Contact: Planning Commission
Tel: 011-2309 6620
Email: plancom@nic.in
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