Infrastructure
9. INFRASTRUCTURE 9.1. Better infrastructure is one of the important factor in economic & social transformation. Developing quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all has been emphasised under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) ‘Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation’. ENERGY 9.2 One of the Sustainable Development Goals is to ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all’. Electricity, Natural Gas, Petroleum are various forms of energy. Electricity 9.3 Electrical energy plays a major role in the development and sustenance of modern economy. Electricity is generated through non-renewable and renewable sources and used across the sectors of the economy. Installed capacity Graph 9.1 : Sectorwise Installed capacity in the State 9.3.1 The total installed capacity of generating electricity as on 31st March, 2019 in Private Sector Public Sector PPP the State was 36,729 MW of which share of 25,000 private sector was 57.6 per cent, public sector 21,160 20,748 19,155 was 37.0 per cent and Public-Private 20,000 18,727 17,654 Partnership (PPP) (Ratnagiri Gas Power Project 13,817 15,000 13,602 13,602 MW Ltd.) was 5.4 per cent. The share of renewable 11,657 11,417 energy in the installed capacity of private 10,000 sector was 41.4 per cent. The installed capacity in the state as on 31st March, 2019 was highest 5,000 2,220 2,220 2,220 1,967 1,967 in the country.
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