Table of Contents 1. Introduction 9 1.1 Research Question 9 1.2 Aim 9 1.3 Objective 10 1.4 Methodology 10 1.5 Scope and Limitation of Study 11 2. Brief Overview of Madhya Pradesh 13 2.1 Power Sector 13 2.2 Bifurcation of the state 15 2.3 Unbundling of MPSEB 16 2.4 Generation 17 2.5 Generation energy mix 19 Amarkantak Thermal Power Stations 20 Satpura Thermal Power Station, Sarni 21 Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Birsinghpur 22 2.6 Plant Load Factor for existing thermal Power Plants 23 2.7 Private Participation in generation 26 2.8 Transmission 28 2.9 Distribution 28 2.10 Distribution and Urbanization 30 3. Generation- Detailed Analysis 38 3.1 Existing Power Plant 42 3.2 New Power Plants in MP 51 3.3 Land Requirements 52 3.4 Comparative Analysis- New Power Plants and Renovated Old Plants 53 3.5 Policy Regime 58 3.6 Private Participation in Generation 59 4. Conclusion and way forward 63 References 65