Indian energy crisis - A sustainable solution

India is marching towards achieving a desirable status of a developed country with rapid strides. Ensuring uninterrupted supply of energy to support economic and commercial activities is essential for sustainable economic growth. In true sense, sustainable development should be widely spread in all three dimensions - social, economic, and environmental. For all these areas, energy is perhaps the most important aspect. The production and the consumption patterns at the local and the global scale, determine not only all the activities in society, but also some major environmental issues like pollution, green house effect, and desertification. This paper presents the scenario of power generation, consumption and forecasts power requirements up to 13^th five year plan. While it also stressing on energy and its close linkages with environment, poverty and sustainability. This also describes the strategies to meet the necessary demand of power and steps taken to achieve sustainability.