'There is a lot of thrust on promoting generation from renewable energy sources. Against a target of 14,000 MW during the eleventh plan, 5,482 MW of capacity has already been commissioned till March 31,' he said.

He added that the government had formulated a plan to add about 5,653 MW in the first 100 days of its tenure, ending Aug 31.

'A capacity addition of 3,378 MW has already been achieved and efforts are being made to achieve the rest by Aug 31,' said Shinde.