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India Min:Likely To Meet 78% Of Fiscal Year Power Capacity Addition Aim



NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India is likely to achieve 78% of its electricity capacity addition target for this fiscal year through March 2010 due to issues such as fuel linkages and inadequate manpower, the federal power minister said Friday.

"Out of the target of 14,507 megawatts, a capacity addition of 11,269 MW is likely to be achieved in the year 2009-10," Sushilkumar Shinde told lawmakers in a written reply in the lower house of parliament.

India has added 6,142 MW capacity by Nov. 17, he said.

-By Rakesh Sharma, Dow Jones Newswires; +91-11-4356-3334; rakesh.sharma@ dowjones.com


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