Lok Sabha Question No. 4583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Power for All Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## POWER FOR ALL SCHEME

†4583. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Governments'  'Power  for  All'  scheme  promises continuous  and  uninterrupted  power  to  all  households  and  industries  by March 2019;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the extent to which it has been achieved so far;
- (c) whether  the  country  is  about  to  face  substantial  increase  in  energy demand in the next few years, which will translate into higher demand for electricity, if so, the facts thereof;
- (d) the extent to which the country's power sector is capable to meet the increased  demand  for  electricity  and  the  manner  in  which  the  shortfall  is likely to be met; and
- (e) whether the power sector in the country has undergone a plethora of reforms  in  the  recent  past,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  outcome achieved through these reforms?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : Electricity is a concurrent subject.  Supply of electricity comes in the jurisdiction of State Government/Discoms/Power Utility.  However, in order to enable continuous electricity supply, Government of India has taken up  a  joint  initiative  with  all  States/UTs  for  preparation  of  State  specific documents for  providing  24x7  power  supply  to  all  and  adequate  supply  of power  to  agricultural  consumers  as  per  State  policy.    24x7  Power  for  All document has been signed with all the States/UTs.

........2.

Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  States  with schemes  such  as  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to help them to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to every households.

(c) : As per 19th  Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  Report  brought  out  by Central Electricity Authority in consultation with States & UTs, the projected energy  requirement  and  peak  electricity  demand  (utilities)  for  the  years 2018-19 to 2021-22 is given below:

| Year             |   Electrical Energy Requirement (BU) |   Peak Electricity Demand in GW |
|------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2017-18 (Actual) |                                 1100 |                             164 |
| 2018-19          |                                 1318 |                             188 |
| 2019-20          |                                 1400 |                             201 |
| 2020-21          |                                 1483 |                             213 |
| 2021-22          |                                 1566 |                             226 |

(d) : Conventional capacity comprising of 48 GW of Thermal, 6.8 GW Hydro and 3.3 GW Nuclear are at various stages of construction and likely to yield benefits during the period 2017-2022.   Government of India has set a target to have 175 GW of Installed Capacity from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) by 2021-22.  Considering these additional capacity to be available, it is inferred  that  adequate  electricity  generation  would  be  there  to  meet  the demand during the period 2018-22.

(e) : The  initiatives  taken  by  the  Ministry  of  Power  in  respect  of Reforms in Power Sector are given at Annexure.

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VIII. 8 th December, 2017.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PART (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4583 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2018.

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The Government of  India  has  taken  various  initiatives  for  reforms  in  power sector. These includes, inter-alia, the following: I. The  Government  of  India has  taken  several  steps  to  promote  energy conservation, energy efficiency and other demand side management measures. II. Central Government has notified the Revised Tariff Policy on 28.1.2016 with the  objective  to  ensure  Electricity  for  all,  Efficiency  to  ensure  affordable  tariffs, Environment  for  a  sustainable  future  and  Ease  of  doing  business  to  attract investments and ensure financial viability. III. In  order  to  bring  uniformity  and  transparency  in  power  procurement  by  the DISCOMs and to promote competition in electricity sector, a web portal for e-Bidding i.e. 'DEEP  (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) Portal' was  launched on 12 th  April,  2016  for  e-Bidding  for  short  term  and  medium  term  power  procurement requirements and use of flexibility in utilization of coal in IPP Stations. IV. The Government on 31 st March, 2016 has launched a Mob App 'Vidyut PRAVAH' on Electricity Pricing and Availability Highlights. The application provides highlights of  the  power  availability in the  country on real time basis. This app will empower common people to demand 24X7 power from the states and will take transparency to the next level by making State governments more accountable. V. Development of web portal and launch of mobile application named 'MERIT' (Merit Order Dispatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency) on 23 rd  June,  2017  which  displays  information  regarding  the  merit  order  of  Electricity procured by State(s). VI. The government on 4th May, 2016 has notified the "Flexibility in utilization of domestic coal for reducing the cost of power generation". The State can use their coal  and  take  equivalent  power  from  any  other  efficient  generating  stations  at  a cheaper cost as compared to the cost of generation from their own power stations. VII. Guidelines  for  Tariff  Based  Competitive  Bidding  Process  for  Procurement  of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects issued vide Resolution dated 3rd August, 2017. Guidelines  for  Tariff  Based  Competitive  Bidding  Process  for  Procurement  of Power  from  Grid  Connected  Wind  Power  Projects  issued  vide  Resolution  dated

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