Distribution reforms in power sector should be accelerated for capacity addition to yield results. At a time when India has staked its claim to a seat at the high table alongside world powers, around 57% of rural households and 12% of urban households have no access to electricity. That partly explains why India’s per capita consumption of power of around 717 units a year is way below the world average of 2,600 units and developed countries’ average of 8,000 units.