Power sector transforms into surplus from deficit in nine years: R K Singh
India’s power sector underwent a transformation phase to become “surplus” from a deficit in the last nine years, Union Minister R K Singh said on Thursday.
More than 185 gigawatt (GW) of generation capacity has been added “transforming the country from a power deficit to a power surplus”, the Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister said while addressing a conference on the achievements of his ministry here.
The total installed power generation capacity currently is 416 GW. The installed capacity is now close to double the peak demand and India is exporting power to neighbouring countries, he said.
