Govt plans to add 14,000 MW power in FY10

The Government plans to add 14,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity in the fiscal year 2009-10, Union Power Secretary H. S. Brahma told reporters at an industry conference on Tuesday in New Delhi. "We need to do tremendous work to achieve the planned target. In 100 days, we have a plan to add 5,600 MW by August," Brahma said. "We have to do more than 14,000 MW within this fiscal year," he added.The energy-starved country's power deficit could widen in coming months because of a delayed monsoon, Rakesh Nath, Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), was quoted as saying in New Delhi today. "In summer, demand for power usually goes up," he told a global media agency on the sidelines of an industry conference. "Our current deficit is around 10%, according to last month figures," Nath said.