Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) K Sanjay Murthy on Monday said with the increasing use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics in the power sector, the capacity to tackle inherent complexities in the sector is getting strengthened. Addressing the National Conference on Power Sector here, the CAG also said it is important for the entire power sector that operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of DISCOMs are enhanced and strengthened through focused and sustained efforts. Since last decade, Murthy said the power sector has achieved a lot as the generation has gone up from 1,168 BU in 2015-16 to 1,824 BU in 2025-26. The sources from which this power is being generated have also undergone major change as the shift to green energy has been increasingly gaining focus which is evident from the rise in its share from 6 per cent to 24 per cent, he said. He also noted that that the transmission network has been augmented by more than 70 per cent and it has ...