Issues faced by the power sector in India

Most of the power produce comes from the thermal power plants and the coal is the main fuel used in these plants. The quality of the coal from Indian is of low that is why the coal has to be imported from foreign countries.   The use of coal also adds to the air pollution and environmental issues.

Efforts are on to reduce the dependence on coal and increase the power generation from other sources such as wind energy, nuclear and solar energy. But still the major share of power comes from thermal power plants .The coal handling and ash handling is another issue that is faced by the thermal power plants.

The large electrical items that are used in the power plants are imported from other countries. The local manufacturing facilities are not able to meet the demand of the plants. The shortage is not only in the boilers, generators or turbines but also in small items like switches as well.

Land acquisition is a politically sensitive issue in the power plant construction. Since power plants are constructed in the far flung areas and often include agriculture lands.  The farmers lobby works against the land acquisition and then get the support of opposition political parties. The government cannot avoid the opinion of these people as often they decide the electoral success of political parties. This delays the implementation of power project policies.  Even if the land is taken for power projects, then getting environmental clearance take months and sometimes the issue can go for years. The new land acquisition bill continues to face tough opposition from almost all political parties. No political party wants to damage its election prospects by going with the land acquisition bill. When government is not able to get the land for power plants, the private companies also do not want to take the chance to come in investment proposals in power sector.

High distribution and transmission losses are one of the major problems affecting Indian power industry. These huge losses can reduce the gap between demand and supply. Saving of 1% of these losses can add 800 MW power generations.

Obsolete plants and Electrical BPL Kits Manufacturer transmissions lines increase the losses and cannot take the load during peak hours. This is one of the reasons for the low growth electricity generation and transmission. In recent years the demand for electricity has increased manifolds in the country. The government is trying to have more nuclear plants for power generation. The only concern with the nuclear power plants is that the spent fuel needs to be handled cautiously.

The hydro electric projects GI Strip Manufacturer in Delhi cannot be constructed at every river because of erratic   behavior of monsoon and dry spell which country faces from time to time.  Also interstate disputes on river water flow and sharing of river water practically do not support the construction of dams across river connecting more than one state.