Power Sector

POWER SECTOR ANALYSIS:

India has the fifth largest installed power capacity on the world (the first four are – US, Japan, China and Russia –in that order), and is one of the top power consumers. According to the Ministry of Power, India's total installed capacity as on March 31, 2010 is 159,398.49 mega watt (MW) which is 4 % of global capacity. The per capita power consumption (per year) in India is about 720 KWh (or units), which is less than 5% of the per capita consumption in USA, and less than 20% than that of China. The global per capita consumption of power is about 2,340 KWh (Units).

India’s Energy Overview

ν India is the 5th largest energy consumer

ν India has vast potential in the Exploration Sector.

ν Indian Primary Energy Sector growing at 5% (2007).

Historical Scenario:

50x capacity addition since independence………..

The process of electrification commenced in India almost with the developed

world, in the 1880s, with the establishment of a small hydroelectric power station in

Darjeeling. However, commercial production and distribution started in 1889, in

Calcutta (now Kolkata). In the year 1947, the country had a power generating

capacity of 1,362 MW. Generation and distribution of electrical power was carried

out primarily by private utility companies such as Calcutta Electric. Power was available only in a few urban centers; rural areas and villages did not have electricity. After 1947, all new power generation, transmission and distribution in the rural sector and the urban centers (which was not served by private utilities) came under the purview of State and Central government agencies. State Electricity Boards (SEBs) were formed in all the states.

From the installed capacity of only 1,362mw in 1947, has increased to 97000 MW as

on March 2000 which has since crossed 100,000 MW mark .

The number of consumers connected to the Indian power grid exceeds is 75 million according to the year 2007.

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