Power Generation in India: India has become the third country in the world in terms of power production during the last five years, moving towards self -sufficiency in the field of energy. After the US and China, India has made its place in this matter. This is confirmed by the International Energy Agency i.e. IEA. According to this report, the demand for electricity in India is increasing rapidly. There are many reasons for this, such as wildly in the use of AC and other home appliances, expansion of commercial and residential places and its increasing demand in industries.

Why did electricity demand increase?

In the IEA report, it has been told that due to these increasing demands of electricity, India has now been inclined towards renewable energy. This is the reason that clean energy has been invested on a large scale in the solar photovolty project, especially in the solar photovolti project.

During the last five years, more than half of the total investment made in non-Givash energy projects has been made in PV i.e. solar photovoltaic. That is, more than 80 percent of the total investment made in the power sector has been done on clean energy.

Most funds for clean energy

The report also claimed that India was the largest recipient of the amount received from the Development Finance Institute for Clean Energy in 2024. India received $ 2.4 billion to promote clean energy production. If we talk about the power sector, then in this sector, direct foreign investment is increasing within the country. It has reached about 5 billion dollars in two years i.e. 2023.

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India-pakistan tension: India has taken another action against Pakistan after suspending the Indus Water Agreement. Now India has stopped the water of Chenab river through Bagalihar Dam. Similarly, the Jhelum is planning to take tough steps about the Kishanganga dam on the river. A source said that the Bagihar Hydroelectric Dam in Ramban, Jammu and the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Dam in North Kashmir have the ability to regulate the time of release of water.

India decided to suspend the decades-old treaty after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. 26 people were killed in this attack, mostly tourists. The Indus Water Treaty, which was conducted by the World Bank’s mediation, has controlled the use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan since 1960.

Controversy over Baggihar Dam

The Bagihar Dam has been a matter of long dispute between the two neighbors. Pakistan has demanded the World Bank’s mediation in this matter. Pakistan also has objections due to its influence on Neelam, a tributary of Jhelum, especially about the Kishanganga dam.

History of Indus Water Agreement

The Indus Water Agreement, signed by Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan in 1960. It was a historical agreement made in the World Bank’s mediation. Its aim was to avoid the future conflict between India and Pakistan over water resources. Under this treaty, India got the right to Ravi, Sutlej, Beas. The control of Indus, Chenab, Jhelum was assigned to Pakistan. However, India got limited irrigation, power generation and domestic use exemption.

Pakistan’s lifeline Indus?

The mainstay of Pakistan’s water-based economy is the Indus river system. With its help, Pakistan uses 93% of Western rivers water. 80% agricultural land depends on this water. The livelihood of millions of people, water supply network of cities and hydro power production rests on this system. So when India indicated the postponement of the Indus Water Agreement, there was a panic and resentment in Pakistan’s political and military leadership.