The study examines the impact of the power sector reforms on the electricity
generation industry at the state level in India through a case study of the state of
Gujarat. The state has been selected as a unit of study to bring out the regional
variances that are not captured at a more aggregate or country level study. The study
finds that the reforms have led to the emergence of various ownership structures
with associated changes in fuel mix and technology. There has been a steady
improvement in the efficiency of generation with reduction in carbon intensities.
The carbon intensities so obtained are then used for construction of a baseline for the
state, which is then projected up to the year 2010. The study reports a considerable
decline in the baseline, which is expected to touch 0.18 Kg per kWh in 2010.. With
the projected growth in the share of imported coal and natural gas, the dominance of
domestic coal based generation is projected to decline and the state is expected to
proceed along a path of declining carbon intensities.