(a) : whether the Government propose to provide power to every house in the country by the year 2012; and
(b) : if so, the details thereof?
(a) : whether the Government propose to provide power to every house in the country by the year 2012; and
(b) : if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) & (b) : On the basis of perspective planning studies, the
Central Electricity Authority has assessed the requirement of
installed capacity of 2,40,000 MW by 2012 in order to provide
power on demand to all sectors of the economy.
The Government proposes to ensure the availability
of power by undertaking the following measures:
- Accelerated capacity addition programme by Central Public
Sector Utilities and State Utilities.
- Improving all the operational efficiency and availability
from existing power plants through Renovation/Modernization
and life extension programmes.
- Reduction of T&D losses by implementing the projects to
strengthen the sub-transmission and distribution network.
- Promoting energy efficiency and conservation.
- Providing a legal framework for mandating corporatization
and commercial functioning of the State Electricity Boards
and Utilities with the object of improving their financial
health.
- Facilitating inter-regional transfer of power by
establishing the necessary transmission network; and
- Establishing an administrative, financial and regulatory
framework to encourage investment by private sector in the
areas of generation, transmission and distribution.