No data is available as yet on transmission and distribution for 2012-13.
Transmission data for 2011-12 are based on figures furnished to the Expert Committee on
Private Investment (ECPI).
Data on generation excludes captive power plants, renewable and nuclear energy plants.
(P) Provisional
As per extant policy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100% is permitted in the power sector, under the automatic route, for:
Generation and transmission of electric energy produced in hydro electric, coal/lignite based thermal, oil based thermal and gas based thermal power plants;
Non-Conventional Energy Generation and Distribution;
Distribution of elective energy to households, industrial, commercial and other users; and
Power Trading.
Accordingly, any foreign power company can enter power sector through FDI route.
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