Rs 33-trn power sector investment planned

Posted on:
Key Points

As per the NEP document, the projected all-India peak electricity demand is 277.2 GW for 2026-27 and 366.4 GW for 2031-32...

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on Wednesday notified the National Electricity Plan (NEP) for 2022-32 with a planned investment of Rs 33,60,594 crore and aimed at raising the share of non-fossil fuel capacity to nearly 70%...

The share of non-fossil based capacity is expected to increase from around 42.5% at present to 57.4% by the end of 2026-27 and further to 68.4% by the end of 2031-32, the ministry of power said in a statement...

The total fund requirement for generation capacity addition for the period 2022-2027 is estimated to be Rs 14,54,188 crore and for the period 2027-2032 has been estimated to be Rs 19,06,406 crore, the ministry said...

The average PLF of the total installed coal capacity of 235.1 GW is likely to be about 58.4% in 2026-27 and that of 259.6 GW of coal-based capacity is likely to be about 58.7% in 2031-32...