Power Sector Growth - An Infographic

The electricity generation target (Including RE) for 2023-24 has been fixed as 1,750 billion unit (BU), i.e. growth of around 7.2% over actual generation of 1,624.158 BU for the previous year (2022-23).

Advantage India

Growing
Demand

* India is the third-largest producer and consumer of electricity worldwide, with an installed power capacity of 423.35 GW as of July 31, 2023.

* Growing population along with increasing electrification and per-capita usage will provide further impetus. Power consumption in India in FY23 logged a 9.5% growth to 1,503.65 billion units (BU).

Attractive
Opportunities

* In Union Budget 2023-24, the government allocated US$ 885 million (Rs. 7,327 crore) for the solar power sector including grid, off-grid, and PM-KUSUM projects.

* To meet India’s 500 GW renewable energy target and tackle the annual issue of coal demand supply mismatch, the Ministry of Power has identified 81 thermal units which will replace coal with renewable energy generation by 2026.

Policy
Support

* 100% FDI allowed in the power sector has boosted FDI inflow in this sector.

* Schemes such as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) are expected to augment electrification across the country.

Higher
investments

* As per the National Infrastructure Pipeline 2019-25, energy sector projects accounted for the highest share (24%) out of the total expected capital expenditure of US$ 1.4 trillion (Rs. 111 lakh crore).

* Total FDI inflow in the power sector reached US$ 16.58 billion between April 2000-March 2023.

Last updated: Oct, 2023

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