MoP's future strategies-I: 75 GW capacity addition, 27,350 MW inter-regional transmission in 12th Plan

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has envisaged a target of fresh power generation capacity worth 75,000 MW during the 12th Plan, comprised of coal, gas, hydel and nuclear capacities worth 48,050 MW, 13,000 MW, 10,150 MW and 3,800 MW, respectively.

• Besides, the ministry aims to put in place an inter-regional transmission capacity of 27,350 MW by 2016-17. The ministry`s year-wise capacity addition goals for generation, transmission and distribution sectors of electricity for the forthcoming 12th Plan has been flagged below:
•  Generation capacity addition plan
•  15,000 MW in each year.
•  Transmission capacity addition plan
• Total 90,000 Ckm lines to be laid with a target of 18,000 Ckm in each year;
• 5,470 MW inter-regional transmission capacity to be added in each of the five years.
• 1,54,000 MVA sub-station capacity: 26,000 (12-13); 28,000 (13-14), 32,000 (14-15), 33,000 (15-16), 35,000 (16-17).
•  Distribution capacity addition plan 
•  Distribution transformers:1,40,000 MVA; Step-down transformers: 1,16,000 MVA.
•  Click on Reports to download the power ministry`s presentation to Ad-hoc Task Force on RFD.