Power sector needs manpower: Parliamentary panel
Over 6.6 lakh additional manpower is needed for the Indian power sector during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17), as ambitious capacity addition plans are in pipeline.
‘The proposed capacity addition during the 12th Plan is about 1,00,000 MW. This capacity addition and associated T&D network is likely to lead to the additional requirement of around 6.6 lakh manpower,’ according to a parliamentary panel.
In its recent report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy said operations and maintenance activities alone would require about 6.12 lakh people during the 2012-17 period.
The total projected requirement includes engineers, supervisors, skilled and semi-skilled workers, among others, for construction, as well as operation and maintenance activities.
During the same period, the manpower requirement on the construction side is estimated at around 49,000 people.
About 59,000 engineers would be needed for construction, as well as operation and maintenance activities, in the power sector.
As per the report, there would be a requirement of 93,000 skilled workers and 1,00,000 semi-skilled people during the 12th Five-Year Plan
