12th India Power Forum
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Power is driver of economic growth of any country especially fast developing countries like India. In the emerging global environment, no country can survive unless, it has an adequate and affordable power availability.
For the last 11 years, this ANNUAL MEET has been discussing the issues impacting this Indian Power Sector indepth and highlighting the Roadmap for Future Development. Over the years, this has been one of the largest annual Meet of Power Sector players. Last year over 250 delegates attended.
The previous forums concentrated on:
| 1998 | National Debate India Power Agenda Beyond 2000 |
| 1999 | Unresolved Issues |
| 2000 | Power Today Challenges & Opportunities |
| 2001 | India Power – The Road Ahead |
| 2002 | Sustaining Power Sector Development |
| 2003 | Power Sector Unshackled? The Next Step – Distribution, Technologies, Regional Cooperation |
| 2004 | 2004 Empowering India for Global Competitive Positioning |
| 2005 | Empowering India by 2012 – Challenges & Opportunities |
| 2006 | Power for All – Bridging the Gap |
| 2007 | Power Sector – Driver of Growth |
| 2008 | Accelerating Power Sector Growth – Role of Nuclear Energy |
India faces formidable challenges in meeting its energy needs and providing adequate energy of desired quality in various forms to users in a sustainable manner and at reasonable costs. India also needs to sustain a 8% to 10% economic growth to eradicate poverty and meet its economic & human development goals. To deliver a sustained growth of 8% through 2031, India would, in the very least, need to grow its primary energy supply by 3 to 4 times and electricity supply by 5 to 7 times of today’s consumption. By 2031-32 power generation capacity would have to increase to 778095 MW and annual coal requirement would be 2040 mt.
The energy challenge is huge and is of fundamental importance to India’s economic growth imperatives. Unfortunately, however, we have not been able to achieve power growth targets in the past. Even the 11th Plan target of 70,000 plus is presenting huge problems. Consequently, we have chosen the Theme of the Conference this year as:
“CHALLENGES OF MITIGATING POWER SHORTAGE”
Objective of the Forum
The Conference will concentrate on micro level practical issues which need urgent resolution. Hon. Minister of Power, Secretary Power and other top experts have agreed to address the FORUM. The highlight of the programme will be a CEO’s Round Table on `Meeting the 11th Plan Targets – Issues & Possible Solutions’. Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission has kindly agreed to Chair this Round Table and key players from both public and private sector will participate and share their views. In addition we will have “Plenary on Financing, Transmission, Trading, Open Access and Development of Merchants Plants”. We aim to identify real challenges of mitigating power shortage.
