STATE
Chandigarh is the city capital of Punjab and Haryana, as well as an independent union territory with a population of 1.1 million. The city has well-developed social and physical infrastructure. Chandigarh is the only union territory with more than 90% of developed area with only 2% people living in villages.
Installed and Allocated Power Capacity
Power Supply
REC Demand
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Key Indicators
  • CEF state rating
    No data
    Utility-Scale RE
  • Installed and allocated power capacity
    215 MW
    as on March 2021
  • Installed and allocated RE capacity
    45 MW
    as on March 2021
  • Ease of doing business rank
    29 / 36
    in 2017
Economic Indicators
  • Current GSDP (2016-17)
    INR 318 billion
    0.21 % of national GDP
  • GSDP CAGR (at constant prices)
    7.24 %
    between FY 2012 to FY 2017
Infrastructure Indicators
  • Transmission capacity (>33KV)
    1016 MVA
    as of March 2018
  • Exporting SEZs
    2
    as of Feb 2020
  • Length of national highways
    15 km
    as of March 2017
Key Regulations
  • Tariff Order
DISCOM
  • CPDD
Key Govt. Agencies
  • State Nodal Agency

    Chandigarh administration
  • State Electricity Regulatory Commission

    JERCUTS
  • State Load Despatch Centre

    SLDC
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Chhattisgarh has a population of 25.6 million. The state is currently power surplus and India's leading producer of coal, iron ore and dolomite, with considerable reserves of minerals such as bauxite, limestone and quartzite. It also accounts for 35.4% of tin ore reserves of India.
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