India has The 5th HighestInstalled Thermal PowerCapacity Globally
The Indian government has electrified 14,955 unelectrified villages so far out of the total 18,452 villages and is targeting electrification of all villages by 2019. There is about a 40% increase in transformation capacity from 5.3 lakh MVA in March 2014 to 7.4 lakh MVA in March 2017. The Ministry of Power has set a target of 1,229.4 bn units (BUS) of electricity to be generated in the financial year 2017-18, which is 50 BUs higher than the target for 2016-17. Power consumption estimated to Increase from 1160.1 TWh in 2016 101,894.7 TWh in 2022.
A public-private partnership (PPP) is a project delivery model whereby private entities undertake large-scale engineering and construction projects, often on works with defined objectives and criteria under the supervision of a government agency for mutual benefit.
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