Power Minister says in 2011-12, capacity of 20,400 Mw was added, which was much higher than projection of 17,000 Mw

A mammoth 80,000 Mw power generation capacity is under construction during the 12th Five Year Plan period ending March 31, 2017, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told the Rajya Sabha today. He said during Question Hour that 21,000 Mw of electricity generation capacity was added during 10th Plan period against the target of 42,000 Mw.