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FUEL BASKET- INDIAN POWER SECTOR (June 2006)
TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY : 126089 MW
ENERGY SCENARIO - INDIA
• Rapid economic development &
Increasing population = High demand for Energy
A sustained 8% GDP growth of India requires an annual increase of:
a) Commercial energy supply from 5.2% to 6.1%
b) Total primary energy supply from 4.3% to 5.1%
• India’s current energy basket is coal dominated and is likely to
stay this way in the near future.
• Limited domestic coal supply coupled with its poor quality,
low level of technological advancements and high instance of
environmental perils pose serious challenges for over dependence
on coal.
• Limited domestic reserves and uncertain foreign supply of
hydrocarbons in wake of their rising international price have
seriously impaired country’s energy security.