Title :
Power generation and transmission planning in India - methodology, problems and investments
Author :
Mukhopadhyay, Subrata
Author_Institution :
Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
As usual for a developing country, in India too with the high rate of growth in demand of electric energy, commensurate with addition of generation, it requires expansion necessary, this important sector of infrastructure, hitherto built, owned and operated mainly by state-owned power utilities, has been opened up to private entrepreneurs. Though there are associated problems, both technical and commercial, market opportunities exists for investment.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; investment; power generation planning; power markets; power transmission planning; India; distribution loss; electric energy demand; generation expansion; independent power producers; investments; power generation planning; power transmission planning; power utilities; renovation; transmission loss; Capacity planning; Companies; Government; Intelligent networks; Investments; Irrigation; Market opportunities; Power generation; Power generation planning; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8465-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2004.1373074
