Last Updated: 5/21/2025 11:39:00 PM
12th Plan’capacity target of 88,537 Mw can be met with minor slippages For the first time in its history, India is set to achieve its electricity capacity addition target for any Plan period. The status of equipment order placement and the time required for commissioning of power units reveals the 12th Plan’s capacity target of 88,537 Mw is likely to be met with only minor slippages. Within the first 14 months, orders for manufacturing and commissioning of entire the entire 88,537 Mw capacity for the 12th Plan have been placed, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India’s apex power planing body. Full order placement had taken more than two years in the last Plan period. Source: Economy Industry
