Pradeep Kumar Jena Appointed Chairman of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission
The Odisha government has officially appointed retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pradeep Kumar Jena as the Chairman of the […]
The Odisha government has officially appointed retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pradeep Kumar Jena as the Chairman of the […]
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“The entire gamut of the operation in the power sector revolves around better availability of quality power and efficient management of energy while maintaining the eco-friendliness all along.”
[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The acess to electricity is the key to the economic development of a country. The power sector in India has been receiving adequate priority ever since the process of planned development began in 1950s.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Power sector reforms were first initiated in India in 1992 by the Ministry of Power (MoP) to invite private investments in power generation to bridge the demand-supply gap.
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
With a demand supply gap of 66 billion units (~10%)1 and peak shortage of 16,000 MW (~15%), it is estimated that India needs to add nearly 80,000 MW