(a) the total investments proposed to be made by the Government for setting up of new power plants and for the development of infrastructure in power sector in the country during the Eleventh Five Year Plan; and
(b) the extent to which the demand of power is likely to be met through the power generated by these new power plants?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a): The Sub-Committee of Group of Ministers on `Financial Issues of the
Power Sector` under the Chairmanship of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission,
has estimated total funds requirement of Rs.10,59,515 crore for development
of power sector including generation, renovation & modernization and
transmission etc., during the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
(b): Planning Commission has fixed capacity addition target of 78,700 MW for
the Eleventh Five Year Plan. According to latest assessment of the Central
Electricity Authority (CEA), a total capacity addition of 62,374 MW is likely
to be commissioned with `high level of certainty` during the Eleventh Five Year
Plan. In addition projects totaling to 12,590 MW are being attempted for
commissioning on best efforts basis in the Eleventh Plan.