Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Demand for Power by various Sectors
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## DEMAND FOR POWER BY VARIOUS SECTORS

†1899.  SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of demand and supply of power to domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  demand  of  power  is  increasing  rapidly  in  the  said sectors and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any study has been conducted to identify the necessity of power in  the  said  sectors  in  the  country  in  future  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fulfil the necessity of power in the said sectors; and
- (e) the quantum of electricity likely to be provided by the central sector power plants to the industrial and agricultural sector during the next two years, 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) : The  state-wise  details  of  electrical  energy  sale  (Supply)  to domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors in the country, as furnished by the states, for the latest year 2015-16  is given at Annex.

(b) & (c) : All  India  consumption in Domestic, Agriculture and Industrial Sectors for the year 2015-16 is 2,38,875.69 Million Units (MUs), 1,73,185.37 MUs and 2,85,696.28 MUs respectively.

As  per  19th   Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  Report  brought  out  by Central  Electricity  Authority  in  January,  2017,  the  all  India  Electrical Energy Consumption in Domestic, Agriculture & Industrial Sector for the year 2021-22 is projected to be 3,86,790 MUs, 2,76,277 MUs and 3,86,450 MUs respectively.

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(d)  :              The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  fulfil  the  necessity  of power in the said sectors, inter-alia, are:

- (i) During the 12th Plan period (2012-17), a capacity addition of about 99,209 MW  as against the target of 88,537 MW  from the conventional sources and about 29,462 MW as against the target of 30,000 MW from renewable sources have been achieved.
- (ii) Adequate  supply  of  the  domestic  coal  to  power  plants  has  been

ensured.

- (iii) During the 12th Plan period (2012-17), 1,10,370 ckm as against the target  of  1,07,440  ckm  of  transmission  lines  and  3,31,214  MVA  as against the target of 2,82,750 MVA of transformation capacity have been completed.
- (iv) The Government of India has taken up an initiative to prepare State specific  Action  Plans  for  providing  24X7  Power  For  All  (PFA)  in partnership with the States. The roadmap for all the States/UTs have been finalised and is under implementation.
- (v) Two  schemes  which  were  launched  by  the  Government  of  India, namely,  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of sub-transmission  and  distribution  networks  and  for  segregation  of agricultural  feeders  to  give  adequate  and  reliable  supply  of  power and reduce line losses.
- (vi) The Government of India has taken several steps to promote energy conservation, energy efficiency and other demand side management measures.
- (vii) The  Central  Government  notified  Ujjwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY) scheme for Operational & Financial Turnaround of DISCOMs.
- (viii)   Government  of  India  has  taken  steps  for  expeditious  resolution  of issues relating to Environmental and forest clearances for facilitating early completion of generation and transmission projects.
- (e) : Electricity is a concurrent  subject.  Government  of  India allocates power to the States/UTs by establishing power plants in Central Sector through Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs). Arrangement of  electricity  and  the  distribution  thereof  to  the  consumers  including industrial,  domestic  and  agricultural  sectors  and  the  priority  of  supply within a state falls under the jurisdiction of the respective State Government/State Power Utility.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1899 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2017.

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Electrical Energy Sales to Ultimate Consumers Category-wise/State-wise Utilities 2015-16

In Million Units

| State/UTs              | Domestic    | Agriculture   | Industrial Power   |
|------------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------|
| NORTHERN REGION        |             |               |                    |
| Chandigarh             | 656.63      | 1.83          | 268.70             |
| Delhi                  | 12,826.33   | 29.58         | 3,134.43           |
| Haryana                | 6,949.00    | 9,506.00      | 10,046.12          |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 1,942.22    | 51.65         | 4,603.81           |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | 2,927.49    | 305.00        | 1,390.60           |
| Punjab                 | 11,859.47   | 11,513.88     | 12,557.71          |
| Rajasthan              | 10,568.21   | 19,968.35     | 12,864.31          |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 28,275.16   | 12,671.19     | 16,764.94          |
| Uttarakhand            | 2,391.15    | 141.03        | 5,454.75           |
| Sub Total (NR)         | 78,395.66   | 54,188.51     | 67,085.37          |
| WESTERN REGION         |             |               |                    |
| Chhattisgarh           | 4,986.99    | 4,025.24      | 7,170.79           |
| Gujarat                | 13,378.02   | 11,204.49     | 44,055.40          |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 10,967.39   | 18,868.19     | 9,597.31           |
| Maharashtra            | 27,927.27   | 28,396.58     | 34,223.65          |
| Daman & Diu            | 88.28       | 2.46          | 1,533.89           |
| D & N Haveli           | 98.86       | 8.63          | 4,621.83           |
| Goa                    | 1,010.00    | 18.00         | 1,962.20           |
| Sub Total (WR)         | 58,456.81   | 62,523.59     | 1,03,165.07        |
| SOUTHERN REGION        |             |               |                    |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 11,493.91   | 10,970.00     | 14,700.61          |
| Telangana              | 9,940.30    | 11,991.48     | 11,444.21          |
| Karnataka              | 11,313.56   | 19,318.48     | 15,838.64          |
| Kerala                 | 10,070.02   | 288.16        | 4,126.89           |
| Tamil Nadu             | 23,928.64   | 11,548.33     | 30,130.65          |
| Puducherry             | 655.84      | 54.70         | 1,447.32           |
| Lakshadweep            | 34.09       | 0.00          | 0.30               |
| Sub Total (SR)         | 67,436.36   | 54,171.15     | 77,688.62          |
| EASTERN REGION         |             |               |                    |
| Bihar(Projected)       | 5,470.55    | 344.33        | 2,040.22           |
| Jharkhand(Estimated) $ | 4,183.70    | 97.98         | 11,218.75          |
| Odisha                 | 6,220.86    | 265.83        | 6,057.02           |
| West Bengal $          | 13,470.26   | 1,524.26      | 15,974.51          |
| Sikkim                 | 129.28      | 0.00          | 135.50             |
| A & N Islands          | 125.15      | 0.00          | 15.42              |
| Sub Total (ER)         | 29,599.80   | 2,232.40      | 35,441.42          |
| NORTH EASTERN REGION   |             |               |                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 164.13      | 0.00          | 88.70              |
| Assam                  | 3,116.00    | 34.00         | 1,483.00           |
| Manipur                | 298.85      | 1.79          | 23.82              |
| Meghalaya              | 423.00      | 0.00          | 613.67             |
| Mizoram                | 217.75      | 0.02          | 9.17               |
| Nagaland               | 327.56      | 0.00          | 54.42              |
| Tripura                | 439.77      | 33.91         | 43.01              |
| Sub Total (NER)        | 4,987.06    | 69.72         | 2,315.79           |
| Total(All India)       | 2,38,875.69 | 1,73,185.37   | 2,85,696.28        |

Note:-    $ -Includes DVC's sales to ultimate consumers in Jharkhand & West Bengal area

A - Included in industrial (Low & Medium Voltages)

B - Included under Industrial category

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