Budget 2013-14 Wishlist

Key developments

• New capacity addition of an average of 10,000 Mw per annum achieved in the 11th Five-Year Plan
• Renewable energy sector has grown 1.5 times with robust new investors, an enabling policy framework, and decline in capital costs
• Transmission has seen further progress with cross-border links, point of connection regulations, standardisation of bidding documents, and growing private sector participation through IPTC projects
• Distribution sector faces deep financial stress but the outlook is improving with many states revising tariffs, implementing distribution franchisees, and with financial restructuring of utilities (Click on graphics)