No power supply risk despite gas crunch: Govt

New Delhi: India does not expect the absence of some gas-based generation capacity amid the ongoing West Asia crisis to impact power supply as alternative capacity is being readied to meet peak demand, power secretary Pankaj Agarwal said on Saturday.

Gas-based power plants account for a small share of India's generation mix but play a critical role in providing flexible and fast-ramping power during peak demand periods in non-solar hours.

India has 20 GW of gas-based power capacity, of which around 8-10 GW is functional.


The government is looking at additional capacity to be added during the year and restart of Tata Power's 4,000 MW Mundra power plant, which is based on imported coal and has not been operating since June 2025.

The plant is likely to start under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003 as soon as next week, Agarwal said on the sidelines of the Bharat Electricity Summit.