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Power is a critical infrastructure for economic development and for improving the quality of life. The achievement of increasing installed power capacity from 1362 MW to over 100,000 MW since independence and electrification of more than 500,000 villages is impressive in absolute terms. However, it is a matter of concern that the annual per capita consumption of India, at about 350 kWh is among the lowest in the world. Further, people in a large number of villages have no access to electricity. The end users of electricity like households, farmers, commercial establishments, industries are confronted with frequent power cuts, both scheduled and unscheduled. Power cuts, erratic voltage and low or high supply frequency have added to the 'power woes' of the consumer. |
Sufficient power to achieve GDP growth rate of 8%