India to boost power generation, transmission infra to achieve 24X7 power for all in 2025

30 Dec 2024 Evaluate

India will set up more coal-fired and hydro-power plants and ramp up transmission infrastructure to achieve round-the-clock ‘Power for All' in 2025, besides meeting rising demand fueled by economic expansion. To meet the growing energy demand, the government has devised a major plan for power generation capacity addition and the expansion of transmission infrastructure. 

According to Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik, India can definitely achieve ‘24x7’ power for all with all the efforts in the ministry under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said ‘we can do it. In 2025, we will be almost there to have 24X7 power for all in the country.’ He also said that the government is ready to support the expansion plan of the power sector in view of rising demand.

According to government estimates, peak power demand is expected to touch 270 GW in the summer season in 2025, up from the record high of 250 GW in May 2024 and 243 GW in September 2023. The peak power demand is estimated to reach a level of 446 GW by 2035. The Ministry of Power along with states, has planned about 80 by giga watt 2031-32. Besides about 14 GW of hydro projects and 6,050 MW Pumped Storage Projects are under construction. About 24.22 GW of hydroelectric projects and 50.76GW MW of PSP are under various stages of planning and are targeted to be completed by 2031-32.

About 7,300 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under construction and 7,000 MW is under various stages of planning and approval. Besides, the government will also add about 300 GW of renewable energy capacity to have 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based power generation by 2030. To evacuate electricity from the additional power generation capacity, the government has planned an investment of Rs 9.16 lakh crore to ramp up transmission infrastructure by 2032 to meet the rising demand for electricity.


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