FUEL BASKET- INDIAN POWER  SECTOR (June 2006)

•  THERMAL :  83272 MW
•  HYDEL :  32726 MW
•  NUCLEAR :    3900 MW
•  RENEWABLES :    6191 MW

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.