The enactment of the Electricity Act 2003 in India eased the regulations for industrial concerns building power plants and allowed industry-owned plants to feed electricity into the public grid (Gol, 2003). As a consequence, captive power capacity grew by 57% between 2002 and 2009, compared to a growth of 41% in public capacity (Figure 1.6). Most of the coal capacity has been added over the last three decades (Figure 1.7).