| The reforms in Indian power sector are still | | | | managers of public sector to check thefts. |
| in progress and renewable energy sources are | | | | Grants also restrict their incentive to avert |
| being given their fair share of promotion. | | | | blackouts and to maintain power lines, all |
| The policies to increase the role of | | | | works done better by private players. |
| renewable in power generation are still at a | | | | Privatization of SEBs has saved the subsidies |
| nascent stage in the Indian power sector. | | | | of government (almost 1.5% of GDP) and |
| | | | indebted the managers to upgrade their |
| The central government laid the foundation | | | | operational and financial performance. |
| stone of reforms in 1991 when it introduced | | | | |
| the policy to liberalize the power sector and | | | | Introduction of the open access system is the |
| promoted private investments in the sector. | | | | latest development in electricity sector of |
| The initial focus of the policy was on the | | | | India. Many state electricity boards and |
| power generation. | | | | power distribution companies are buying |
| | | | electricity from power rich states. |
| The Indian Ministry of Non-conventional | | | | |
| Energy Sources has an aim to raise the share | | | | As India has signed the nuclear deal with US |
| of renewables in power generation to 10%, | | | | and deal with France underway, India's energy |
| i.e. 10000 MW, by 2012. A lot of incentives | | | | generation capacity will increase largely. |
| are being given to promote renewables. | | | | The efforts to secure gas resources as |
| | | | another option to conventional sources have |
| The Indian electricity sector is an example | | | | also gained momentum in recent past. |
| of government inefficiency. State Electricity | | | | |
| Boards that are owned by government suffers | | | | Hence, India is looking forward to have a |
| lose of 30-40% of power, mainly due to | | | | bright future by investing and planning |
| thefts, whereas the loss of private power | | | | heavily in power sector. The movement has |
| distributors is about 10%, mainly due to | | | | been initiated with the privatization and |
| technical faults. Government grants and | | | | capturing of various energy resources for |
| perversion has killed the motivation of | | | | electricity generation. |