Add 51.4k CKM power transmission lines this fiscal: NITI Aayog

To meet the government's target of providing 24x7 power to all, NITI Aayog has set a target of adding 51,400 circuit km (CKM) transmission line this fiscal, 82 per cent more than what was achieved in 2015-16.
"In a recent presentation on targets for infrastructure sectors, NITI Aayog has set a target of adding 51,400 CKM power transmission lines in the current fiscal, compared to 28,100 CKM added in the last fiscal," a source said.
NITI Aayog has also advocated reducing the number of critical projects which are delayed for more than six months to 10 in the current fiscal, from 15 in 2015-16, to improve the performance of the sector.

The Aayog has also envisaged an installed renewable energy capacity of 62.5 MW by the end of this fiscal from a level of 39.5 MW in 2016. The ambitious target is set with an ultimate goal to have 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022.
It has also planned non-renewable power generation capacity of 269 GW by the end of current fiscal, compared to 250 GW achieved in the last fiscal.
Aayog has stressed the need for increasing Plant Load Factor (PLF) of conventional power plants from an average of 62 per cent in 2016 to 85 per cent by 2022.

The plants generally run on low PLF now due to low demand. The government is expecting the demand to increase in 2-3 years due to the impact of UDAY scheme.
The government also aims to distribute 40 crore LED bulbs this fiscal to promote energy efficiency, compared to 15 crore distributed in the last fiscal. It plans to distribute 77 crore LED bulbs by March 2019.
Aayog has also envisaged reduction of aggregate technical and commercial losses from 22.7 per cent in 2014 to 15 per cent in 2019.