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R 081218Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6164
INFO RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI 0560
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL KOLKATA 0124
RUEHLH/AMCONSUL LAHORE 3995
RUEHBI/AMCONSUL MUMBAI 9751
RUEHPW/AMCONSUL PESHAWAR 4561
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RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RULSDMK/DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHDC
RHMFIUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC

UNCLAS NEW DELHI 002697 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/OSA/LDROKER/ASTERN/KRUDD 
DEPT PASS TO USTR DHARTWICK/CLILIENFELD/AADLER 
DEPT PASS TO TREASURY FOR OFFICE OF SOUTH ASIA ABAUKOL 
TREASURY PASS TO FRB SAN FRANCISCO/TERESA CURRAN 
STATE FOR SCA/INS MICHAEL NEWBILL AND EB/TRA JEFFREY HORWITZ AND TOM 
ENGLE 
PASS TO FAA THOMAS NASKOVIAK 
PASS TO DOT DAVID MODESSIT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN EINV ENRG IN
SUBJECT: NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS 
 
 
¶1.  (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy 
New Delhi for the week of June 4-8, 2007. 
 
ANDRA PRADESH POWER SHORTFALL 
DUE TO PIPELINE PROBLEMS 
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¶2.  (U) The economically dynamic southern Indian state of Andhra 
Pradesh is facing a 2000 megawatt power shortfall in part because 
1750 megawatts of capacity installed by independent power producers 
in the state stand idle.  The independent producers are waiting for 
natural gas from the offshore Krishna Govari basin to be piped to 
the mainland.  Technical difficulties and conflicting demands have 
delayed the pipeline project, but industry sources said these 
problems have been largely overcome.  They told ConGen Chennai that 
despite official statements that the pipeline will be operational by 
early 2008, they do not expect gas to flow until the middle of 2008 
at the very earliest. 
 
¶3.  (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website: 
http://www.state.sgov/p/sa/newdelhi 
 
Mulford