The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh met with his counterparts in states and union territories streed the need to add capacity as well, said the Minister. “Earlier, around 25,000 MW was under construction, mostly in the public sector. But this was not sufficient; so, we started work on adding 25,000 MW, but we need to start work on additional 30,000 MW. I.e., we need about 80,000 MW of thermal capacity under construction. All this capacity addition is being done through the public sector, private sector investment has not started coming, but I am quite certain that private sector investments will come, as we have made the system viable and the sector gives returns.”
All states need should do coal blending to run all power plants and at full capacity: R. K. Singh
