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Power generation capacity in MP to go up to 14,000 MW by 2014

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Press Trust of India Mandsaur
The power generation capacity in Madhya Pradesh has gone up from 2900 MW in 2003 to 10,400 in 2013 and will increase further to 14,000 MW by next year, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.

He was speaking while launching the Atal Jyoti Abhiyan for 24X7 power supply in Mandsaur district last evening.

Mandsaur has become the 14th district in the state to be benefited by the scheme under which the government would provide 24 hours power supply for domestic use in rural areas and eight hours for agriculture operations.

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First Published: Jun 01 2013 | 1:26 PM IST

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