Balance of Electricity Plants : Bridging the Gap between Demand and Supply
Mayank Agrawal * On the path of a fundamental transformation with the main objective of providing reliable electricity to all households at reasonable rates, Power Sector in India has witnessed a major thrust in power generation in the last 4-5 years. However, in spite of manifold increase in generation capacity, the country is facing a peaking power shortage though the power generation is showing increasing trend. In the beginning of 11 th Plan, peaking shortage was 13 per cent and energy shortage was 10 per cent and it has come down to 10 per cent and 7.5 per cent as on 31.3.2011. In order to bridge the existing gap between demand and supply and to meet the rapidly growing future requirements, there is a need to increase the installed capacity in the country. Fuelling this growth is going to be an enormous task. One of the most crucial and important aspects in the production of electricity is the timely availability of requisite Balance of Plant systems for the various Power Pla