Ministry of Power (India)

The Ministry of Power (IAST: Ooṛja Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance and regulation of Power sector in India. It is headed by Minister of Power.

The ministry is charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects.

The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operations, as well as with the private sector.

History

The Ministry of Power became a ministry on July 2, 1992, during the P. V. Narasimha Rao government. 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.

Organisation

Central Public Sector Undertakings

• NTPC Limited
• North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
• Power Grid Corporation of India
• Grid Controller of India Limited
• NHPC Limited
• Power Finance Corporation
• REC Limited
• REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited
• Power Finance Consulting Limited
• PFC Projects Limited
• Damodar Valley Corporation
• Bihar Grid Company Limited, a JV of Power Grid and BSP(H)CL

Commissions and Committee

• Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
• Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC)

Statutory Bodies

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
• Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

Autonoumous Bodies

• Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore
• Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)
• National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Faridabad

Cabinet Ministers

• Note: I/C Independent Charge
• Key: Died in office

Ministers of State

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