What are the challenges faced by the energy sector of India? - Vidyadip

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What are the challenges faced by the energy sector of India?

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The problems of energy sector in India are:

India's installed capacity to generate electricity is not sufficient to match the growing demands of the agricultural and industrial sectors.
State Electricity Boards (SEBs), which distribute electricity, incur losses due to transmission and distribution losses, wrong pricing and other inefficiencies.
High power tariffs, prolonged power cuts, theft of electricity, minimum role of private sector only add to the woes of the power sector.
Thermal power plants which are the mainstay of India's power sector are facing shortage of raw material and coal supplies.

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