Website powermin.nic.in Jurisdiction Government of India | Formed 2 July 1992 Minister of state independent charge Piyush Goyal | |
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Preceding Ministry Ministry of Energy Sources Annual budget ₹13,881.14 crore (US$2.1 billion) (2017-18 est.) Minister responsible Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Headquarters Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001 Programs Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme Profiles | ||
The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The current Union Minister of State (Independent charge) is Piyush Goyal. The ministry is charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects. India faces challenges in electrical supply and delivery, and is often unable to meet demand, even in very large cities.
The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operations, as well as with the private sector. The ministry also oversees rural electrification projects.
The Ministry of Power became a ministry on July 2, 1992. 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.