The Ministry of Power has set a goal Mission 2012: Power for All.

A comprehensive Blueprint for Power Sector development has been prepared encompassing an integrated strategy for the sector development with following objectives :

• Sufficient power to achieve GDP growth rate of 8%

• Reliable of power

• Quality power

• Optimum power cost

• Commercial viability of power industry

• Power for all

Maharashtra Power Scenario (Installed Capacity (MW)

Central: 34%, State: 52.5%, Private: 13.5% State's Power Gap: Around 5000
MW Requirement:110005 MUs Availability : 89138
MUs (19% Shortfall)

Potential for Investment in Central India

Benefits of the Summit

• Understanding of the emerging power market landscape

• Investment opportunities in the power sector in Central India

• Opportunity for Networking with different stakeholders

• Learning from success stories and failures

• Identify policy and technological progress in tapping renewable energy sources

• Interaction with the Policy Makers Platform to channelise energy issues

Focus Areas of the Summit

• Opportunities in:

  • Thermal Power

  • Hydro Power

  • Renewable Energy

  • Carbon Trading

• Identify measures to address possible challenges in fuel availability

• Innovative financing options - change in lenders perspective

• Government initiatives to promote the development of various forms of power

• Growing environmental concerns and robust plans to deal with these

Potential of Nagpur

• Easily available abundant natural resources like forest and minerals

• Rich Coal Deposits of more than 5600 Million Tons.. 100% of Maharashtra's Coal Reserves

• 3rd largest city in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune

• Almost 47 per cent of Maharashtra state power is generated in and around Nagpur to one of Asia's largest industrial Estates, Butibori (approx 6000 ha)

• Largest city in a 500 km radius

• 13th largest urban agglomeration in India in 2001 (Census of India, 2001)

• Availability of affordable land and qualified manpower at competitive prices

• Connectivity to the rest of the country ^International airport

• History of cordial industrial relations

Potential of Chhattisgarh

Strategically located in central India, Chhattisgarh's power can be easily transmitted without losses to any of India's four grids

With its 'Power Hub' strategy, the State will remain power surplus for all times to come. Hence it would be the preferred destination for all power intensive industries.

Korba in Chhattisgarh is really the Power Capital of India.

Non conventional energy sources have been accorded very high priority. A special agency called CREDA (Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency) has been set up, and over 1200 villages in dense forests are being electrified using off-grid energy

Micro-Hydel power potential is also being tapped in a big way, and several projects have been identified for viable private investment.

Participants Profile

The summit is targeted at officials and representatives of Independent power producers Captive plant operators Power Traders Equipment manufacturers Renewable Energy producers Renewable Energy Equipment suppliers Small and Medium Enterprises HT consumers Institutional customers Generation entities Distribution entities Industrial development corporations State electricity boards Energy management consultants Equity analysts Consultancy Organisations Private utilities Carbon trading Organisations Regulatory institutions.