Cross-border trade with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal from next month: S N Goel

Distribution companies have signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for meeting 90-92 per cent of the demand, said Goel

India Energy Exchange (IEX) launched new products in the power sector even as it unveiled its gas exchange this year. In an interview with Jyoti Mukul, executive chairman and managing director (CMD) S N Goel talks about demand boost in the power sector. Edited excerpts:

What is your estimate of power demand now as the country is crossing pre-Covid-19 levels in daily demand?

In 2021-22, demand will increase at a faster rate of 7-8 per cent. It is picking up in industrial states as well as the east and North-East. The government has come out with a Rs 3 trillion