Maharashtra
Maharashtra is India’s economic powerhouse, home to the economic capital of Mumbai and the source of 40% of the central government’s tax revenues. But the massive state also embodies many of India’s contradictions; its eastern reaches are remote, prone to drought, and deeply poor. The current government is seeking to bring development to those areas while not neglecting the needs of fractious and ungovernable Mumbai.
State Summary
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Size
118,809 sq. miles -
Population
112.4 million -
State GDP
$233.41 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
288
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Rajya Sabha Seats
19 -
Lok Sabha Seats
48 -
Party Affiliation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Shiv Sena (SS)
Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
Subsectors
Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power • RenewablesRecent Articles
Maharashtra faces acute coal shortage
Posted on October 11, 2018Most coal power plants in Maharashtra are running on less than ten days’ stock, underscoring an acute coal shortage that could result in power shortages and load shedding in the state. According to data from the Central Electricity Authority, six of Maharashtra’s thermal power plants are running on less than four days’ stock of coal.
Maharashtra State Power Corporation to begin trading solar power
Posted on October 11, 2018The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company has procured a power trading license from the state electricity regulatory commission, and has outlined plan to purchase solar power from upcoming power projects and sell it to the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company.
Maharashtra to set up 500 electric vehicle charging stations
ByPosted on October 10, 2018
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited will set up 500 e-vehicle charging stations across the state to encourage use of electric vehicles.
Read More ›Maharashtra floats 1,400 MW solar tender despite poor earlier response
ByPosted on October 10, 2018
Despite receiving poor response for a 1,000 MW distributed generation power tender, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has floated another tender for purchase of 1,400MW. In its earlier 1,000 MW tender, it had received bids for only 287... Read More ›
Related National Goals
Solar Performance Tracker — Maharashtra reaches 1419.18 MW (updated September 21, 2018)
Wind Performance Tracker — Maharashtra achieves 4653.83 MW (updated March 31, 2016)