Indian power sector during the plan period: Strategy and gaps

This paper divides strategy of developing of Indian power sector into three distinct phases: General phase 1951–1969, Intensive phase 1969–1991, Reform phase 1992–2005. We observe that in the total energy mix, share of thermal power has expanded from 55.18 to 71.26 percent from (General phase, 1951–1969) to (Reform phase, 1992–2005). Further, we calculate the trends in the installed capacity built during these phases using simple econometric...