Infrastructure: A win-win game for all

Power is an essential input for the growth of the country. Access to affordable and reliable power to all is a necessity to maintain the India story. All sectors of economy are dependent on the availability of uninterrupted electricity supply. However, we are falling short of targets set for power generation capacity. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the installed power generation capacity as in October 2011 in India is 1,82,690 MW. The capacity addition target for the year 2011-12 is 17,716 MW. However till October 2011, only 7,500.5 MW of capacity could be added. There have been several issues marring power generation and capacity addition.

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