Minister of Power
Hon'ble Minister
Shri piyush goyal
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The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The current Union Minister of State (Independent charge) is Piyush Goyal. The ministry is charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects. India faces challenges in electrical supply and delivery, and is often unable to meet demand, even in very large cities.
The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operations, as well as with the private sector. The ministry also oversees rural electrification projects.
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The Overall generation in the country has been increased from 1048.673 during 2014-15 to 1107.386 BU* during the year 2015-16. The Category wise generation performance as follows:-
Thermal Increased by 7.45 %
Hydro Reduced by 6.09 %
Nuclear Increased by 3.63 %
Bhutan Import Increased by 4.72 %
Overall Growth rate recorded by 5.64 %
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The annual growth in power generation during recent years is as under:
| YEAR |
GROWTH IN
CONVENTIONAL GENERATION (%) |
GROWTH IN
RENEWABLE GENERATION (%) |
GROWTH IN
TOTAL GENERATION (%) |
| 2008-09 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
| 2009-10 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
| 2010-11 |
5.56 |
- |
- |
| 2011-12 |
8.11 |
- |
- |
| 2012-13 |
4.01 |
- |
- |
| 2013-14 |
6.04 |
- |
- |
| 2014-15 |
8.43 |
- |
- |
| 2015-16 |
5.64 |
6.47 |
5.69 |
| 2016-17 |
5.12 |
26.43 |
6.47 |
*Upto December 2016
