Ministry of Power (India)
| विद्युत मंत्रालय | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 2 July 1992 |
| Preceding Ministry |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, India |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website |
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The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The current Union Minister of State (Independent charge) is Piyush Goyal. The ministry is charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects. India faces challenges in electrical supply and delivery, and is often unable to meet demand, even in very large cities.
The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operations, as well as with the private sector. The ministry also oversees rural electrification projects.
The Ministry of Power became a ministry on July 2, 1992.[1] Prior to that time it had been a department (the Department of Power) in the Ministry of Power, Coal and Non-Conventional Energy Sources. That ministry was split into the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, and Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (renamed the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in 2006).
In 2012, the Ministry of Power inaugurated the Smart Grid project in Puducherry.[2]
See also
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- Central Electricity Authority of India
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency
- Department of Energy (Tamil Nadu)
References
- ↑ About ministry, Ministry of Power (India)
- ↑ "Smart grid project inaugurated". Puducherry. The Hindu. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
