India has been facing shortage of electricity for almost a decade. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), during the financial year 2008-09, the Indian utilities could supply 689 billion kWh of electricity against requirement of 774 billion kWh, which represents shortfall of about 11.0%.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/indias-electricity-needs-and-plan-addition-generation-capacity
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pankaj-agarwal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vivek-chandra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/water-energy-international
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ports
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rail-transport
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/highways
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy