Meet discusses power supply in ahmedabad

Gujarat is said to be generating surplus power. Nuclear power is an economically viable option as compared to current sources of power. Supply of adequate power has always been a challenging

subject in the world and more so in India. Gujarat is said to be generating surplus power. Nuclear power is an economically viable option as compared to current sources of power.  These are

some of the topics that are being discussed at the 'Power for all by 2012' roundtable organised by school of petroleum management (SPM), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

(PDPU) on Friday and Saturday.  According to roundtable coordinator, Prof Sudhir Yadav, "The objective of this roundtable is to provide a platform for deliberations on the managerial

and techno-commercial challenges of the rapidly growing power sector in India." The roundtable will cover power trading in the competitive power market; investment in power sector -

risk and return perspective; project management challenges in power sector and role of equipment manufacturers and consultants. Present for the roundtable were Prof NR Dave, educational

advisor, Prof Bhavesh Patel, director of SPM, VS Verma from CERC and the guest of honour, Dr Ketan Shukla, secretary of Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission. Dr Shukla said, "The

installed power generation capacity in the country has increased from about 1,400 MW in 1947 to 1,63,669.80 MW as on July 31, 2010. This comprises 37,033.40 MW - hydro power; 1,05,646.98 MW

- thermal power including gas & diesel; 4,560 MW of nuclear-based power plants and 16,429.42 MW from renewable energy sources, including wind." "During the 12th 5-year plan it

is envisaged 12,483 MW capacity will be added by March 31, 2017. Resultantly, the installed capacity in Gujarat would be 30,479 MW  which implies growth rate of 10%," he added.