Lok Sabha Question No. 4830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Power Requirement for Next 5 to 10 Years
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4830 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## POWER REQUIREMENT FOR NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS

4830. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  conducted  a  study  to  gauge  the demand for power in the country for the next 5 to 10 years, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken to meet the demand as per the outcome of the study;

(c) whether States were notified regarding Power  Agreements  with renewable energy generators, if so, the details thereof including the States which have come forward in this regard;

(d) whether any States are facing financial constraints to purchase power from thermal power plants; and

(e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being  taken/proposed  to  be taken by the Union Government thereon, State/ UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Yes,  Madam.  As  per  18th   Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  Report, brought out by Central Electricity Authority, the Electric Energy Requirement of  the  country  (Utilities),  at  power  station  bus-bars,  for  year  2021-22  and 2026-27  is  given  at  Annex.  To  reassess  the  electricity  demand,  the  19 th Electric  Power  Survey  Committee  has  been  constituted.  The  Report  of  the committee is under finalisation.

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(b) : To meet  the electricity demand  in  the coming  years, the following steps have been taken/are being taken by the Government:

- (i) Generation  capacity  addition  has  been  planned  to  meet  the  rising demand  of  electricity  in  the  country.  The  National  Electricity  Plan, 2012,  has  projected  a  generation  capacity  addition  requirement  of 86,400  MW  from  conventional  sources  during  the  period  2017-22  to meet the projected demand of electricity for the year 2021-22.
- (ii) Thrust is being given to electricity generation from renewable energy sources.  Government  has  set  a  target  of  175,000  MW  of  Renewable Energy by the year 2022.
- (iii) Renovation, modernization and life extension of old, inefficient generating units is being carried out to improve efficiency and better availability of generating units.

(c) : As per provision of the revised Tariff Policy, notified on 28.01.2016,  Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  orders  vide  order  no.  23/03/2016R&R dated 22.07.2016 regarding long term Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) trajectory upto the year 2018-19. The details are as follows:

| Long term   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Trajectory  |           |           |           |
| Non-solar   | 8.75 %    | 9.50 %    | 10.25 %   |
| Solar       | 2.75 %    | 4.75 %    | 6.75 %    |
| Total       | 11.50%    | 14.25 %   | 17.00 %   |

The obligation will be on total consumption of electricity by an obligated entity excluding consumption met from hydro sources of power.

Further, in exercise of power conferred under the Electricity Act 2003,  SERC's  may  notify  RPO  for  their  respective  states  in  the  line  with aforesaid uniform RPO trajectory.

(d) & (e) : Electricity is a concurrent subject. The responsibility for purchase of sufficient power of the State/State Power Utilities is within the purview of the respective State Government / State Power Utility. However, in  order  to  help  the  States,  Government  of  India  has  notified  a  scheme namely Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for Operational and Financial Turnaround of Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs), with an objective to improve  the  operational  and  financial  efficiency  of  State  owned  DISCOMs. Participating  States  would  undertake  to  achieve  operational  and  financial turnaround  of  DISCOMs  with  the  measures  outlined  in  the  Scheme.  This would enable Discoms to purchase more power from thermal power plants.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4830 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2016. ***********

Electric Energy Requirement of the country (Utilities), at power station busbars, for year 2021-22 and 2026-27

| Year    |   Electrical Energy Requirement (MU) |   Peak Demand (MW) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 2021-22 |                              1904861 |             283470 |
| 2026-27 |                              2710058 |             400705 |

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