Lok Sabha Question No. 4746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Policy for Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4746 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## POLICY FOR POWER SECTOR

## 4746. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has evaluated the energy requirement of the country for the next decade or so;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the comparative percentage of different sources of energy including renewable energies, which are taking care of energy requirement of the country;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  frame  a  policy  to resolve the issues relating to the power  shortage in the country particularly in peak summers in cities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## ( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. As per 18th Electric Power Survey (EPS) Report, brought out by Central Electricity Authority, the electrical energy requirement of the country (Utilities), at  power station bus bars, for  the years 2021-22 and 2026-27 is  given at Annex-I.
- (c) : The  comparative  percentage  of  different  sources  of  energy including renewable energy, which are taking care of energy requirement of the country is given at Annex-II.
- (d) & (e): Electricity is a concurrent subject. Supply of electricity to all the  consumers  and  frame  a  policy  to  resolve  the  issues  relating  to  the power shortage particularly in peak summers at cities in a State / UT is within  the  purview  of  the  respective  State  Government  /  State  Power Utility.  The  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in  Central  Sector  through CPSUs and allocating power there from to them.

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ANNEX-I ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4746  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 15.12.2016.

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Electrical energy requirement of the country (Utilities), at power station bus bars, for the years 2021-22 and 2026-27

| Year    |   Electrical Energy Requirement (MU) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                              1904861 |
| 2026-27 |                              2710058 |

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ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4746 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2016. ***********

Generation Performance during April-October, 2016

| Category-wise :    |   Generation (April-October, 2016) (BU) | % of Total Generation   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Coal               |                                 518.947 | 70.3                    |
| Gas                |                                  29.834 | 4.0                     |
| Lignite            |                                  19.898 | 2.7                     |
| Diesel             |                                   0.17  | 0.0                     |
| Total Thermal      |                                 568.849 | 77.1                    |
| Hydro              |                                  88.307 | 12.0                    |
| Nuclear            |                                  22.136 | 3.0                     |
| Bhutan Import      |                                   4.909 | 0.7                     |
| Renewable          |                                  53.827 | 7.3                     |
| Total Generation : |                                 738.027 |                         |

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