Nuclear Power contributes to approximately 2.four consistent with cent of power generated in India. India has  
ten nuclear electricity reactors at 5 nuclear electricity stations generating power. More nuclear  
reactors have additionally been authorised for construction. 
Hydro Power Supply 
India is endowed with a considerable and possible hydro ability for electricity era of which best 
15% has been harnessed so far. The percentage of hydropower withinside the country`s overall generated units  
has step by step reduced and it currently stands at 25% as on thirty first May 2004. It is classed that  
exploitable ability at 60% load issue is 84,000 MW. 
Final Energy Consumption 
Final power intake is the real power call for on the person end. This is the difference  
among number one power intake and the losses that takes location in transport, transmission  
& distribution and refinement. The real very last power intake (beyond and projected) is  
given in Table1.2. 
  
  
 TABLE 1.2 DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL ENERGY FOR  
FINAL CONSUMPTION (BAU SCENARIO) 
Source Units 1994-ninety five 2001-02 2006-07 2011-12 
Electricity Billion Units 289.36 480.08 712.sixty seven 1067.88 
Coal Million Tonnes 76.sixty seven 109.01 134.ninety nine 173.forty seven 
Lignite Million Tonnes four.eighty five 11.sixty nine 16.02 19.70 
Natural Gas Million Cubic 9880 15730 18291 20853 
Oil Million Tonnes 63.fifty five ninety nine.89 139.ninety five 196.forty seven 
Source: Planning Commission BAU:_Business As Usual

Sector Wise Energy Consumption in India 
The foremost business electricity ingesting sectors withinside the  
us of a are labeled as proven withinside the Figure 1.five. As visible  
from the figure, enterprise stays the most important purchaser of  
business electricity and its proportion withinside the ordinary consumption  
is 49%. (Reference 12 months: 1999/2000) 
Figure 1.five Sector Wise Energy Consumption (1999-2000) 
1.7 Energy Needs of Growing Economy 
Economic boom is suited for growing international locations, and electricity is important for financial  
boom. However, the connection among financial boom and improved electricity call for is not  
continually a sincere linear one. For example, beneathneath gift conditions, 6% boom in India`s  
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) might impose an improved call for of 9 % on its electricity sector. 
In this context, the ratio of electricity call for to GDP is a beneficial indicator. A excessive ratio reflects  
electricity dependence and a robust have an effect on of electricity on GDP boom. The evolved international locations,  
through specializing in electricity performance and decrease electricity-in depth routes, preserve their electricity to  
GDP ratios at values of much less than 1. The ratios for growing international locations are a whole lot higher. 
India's Energy Needs 
The plan outlay vis-à-vis proportion of electricity is given in Figure 1.6. As visible from the Figure, 18.0% 
of the overall five-12 months plan outlay is spent at the electricity sector.