Secretary (Power), India held a video conference today with H.E. Eng. Nasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabia's Assistant Minister of Energy for Electricity Affairs, reviewing progress on the proposed
On @CEA_India’s 53rd Foundation Day, Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @mlkhattar addressed the conference virtually on “Making the Indian Power Sector AI-Enabled” and appreciated CEA’s five-decade contribution to power sector planning, technical standards and infrastructure development.
With India’s installed power capacity reaching 555 GW and over 70 GW of capacity addition expected in 2026–27, the hon'ble Minister highlighted AI’s transformative role in demand forecasting, smarter grid management, predictive maintenance and timely power outage detection. He emphasised building a proactive, intelligent power system that integrates renewable energy and storage while ensuring reliable and affordable electricity.
Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, an AI-enabled, technology-driven power sector will be instrumental in realising the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
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Session 1 of CEA’s Brainstorming Event: Making Indian Power Sector AI Enabled is now underway, exploring Optimizing Energy Generation through AI for Conventional Sources.
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AI may turn data into better decisions for clean energy. Speaking virtually at CEA’s 53rd Foundation Day, Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi highlighted renewable forecasting, grid balancing and storage optimisation, with human oversight at the core. #AIinPower#CEA53
AI is both a resource and a solution for the power sector. Speaking virtually at CEA’s 53rd Foundation Day, Shri Manohar Lal, Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, called for smarter grids that anticipate demand and detect outages early.
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Shri Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Power, held a bilateral meeting with Mr. @gerass_thomas , Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, on 12 October 2026 in New Delhi.
The meeting concluded with shared commitment to strengthen cooperation and facilitate continued dialogue on carbon markets, CBAM-related methodologies and other areas of mutual interest.
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Shri Naik drew attention to India’s significant progress in the power sector, with installed electricity generation capacity reaching 558.8 GW as on 30th September, 2026, including 308 GW of non-fossil capacity, accounting for 55% of total installed capacity.
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The Minister expressed India’s readiness to share its experience in large-scale renewable energy deployment, grid integration, transmission planning, energy storage, green hydrogen, and clean energy technologies with EAS participating countries.
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