Lok Sabha Question No. 2475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Sources of Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2475

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## SOURCES OF POWER GENERATION

†2475.  SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether approximately six  sources  are  utilised  to  generate  power  in  the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  facts in this regard and the sources currently being used in the country to generate power;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  estimate  of  the  annual  average quantum of electricity generated from each source;
- (d) if  so,  the  quantum  of  electricity  generated  from  each  source  during  the year 2016; and
- (e) the average cost of generation of electricity from each source during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016?

## 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) : Approximately  six  sources  are  utilized  to  generate  power  in  the country through Conventional sources and five sources of energy are being used for Renewable energy generation. The sources currently being used in the country to  generate  power  from  conventional  resources  are  coal,  water,  natural  gas, nuclear, lignite and diesel and sources for renewables are wind, solar, biomass, bagasse and waste to energy (Municipal and Industrial waste).

- (c) & (d) : The estimate of the annual average quantum of electricity generated and the quantum of actual generation from each Conventional source during  the  years  2015-16  and  2016-17  (up  to  Feb.'17)  are  given  at  Annex-I.  The quantum of electricity actually generated from each Renewable source during the years 2015-16 and 2016-17 (up to Jan.'17) are given at Annex-II.
- (e) : The estimated value of weighted average cost of generation (rate of sale of power) from the year 2013-14 to 2015-16 is given at Annex-III.

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ANNEX-I ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2475 TO BE ANSWERED  IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017. *********** The  source-wise  figures  of  generation  in  Billion  Units  (BU)  from  Conventional Sources  in  the  country  during  the  year  2015-16  and  the  period  April,  2016  -

February, 2017 are given as under:

| Source      |   Estimate during 2015-16 (BU) |   Actual Gen. during 2015-16 (BU) |   Estimate (Program) during 2016-17 (upto-Feb. 17)* (BU) |   Actual Gen. during 2016-17 (upto-Feb. 17)* (BU) |
|-------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| COAL        |                        888.175 |                           862.015 |                                                  839.127 |                                           826.911 |
| HYDRO       |                        132.8   |                           126.62  |                                                  129.784 |                                           119.915 |
| NATURAL GAS |                         40.832 |                            47.122 |                                                   36.701 |                                            44.919 |
| NUCLEAR     |                         38     |                            37.413 |                                                   36.427 |                                            34.136 |
| LIGNITE     |                         36.722 |                            34.244 |                                                   34.182 |                                            31.618 |
| DIESEL      |                          0.971 |                             0.405 |                                                    0.215 |                                             0.244 |
| Grand Total |                       1137.5   |                          1107.82  |                                                 1076.44  |                                          1057.74  |

* Tentative

NOTE :-   1. Generation includes generation from plants 25 MW & above capacity from conventional sources (thermal, hydro and nuclear) only.

2.  Generation  does  not  include  Renewable  Energy  Sources  (RES) generation.

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ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2475  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON

16.03.2017.

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The source-wise figures of generation in Billion Units (BU) from Renewable Sources in the country during the year 2015-16 and the period April, 2016 - January, 2017 are given as under:

| Renewable Source                                 |   Generation during 2015- 16 (BU) |   Generation during April,2016-January,2017 (BU) |
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Wind                                             |                             33.03 |                                            41.16 |
| Solar                                            |                              7.45 |                                            10.56 |
| Biomass                                          |                              3.73 |                                             3.44 |
| Bagasse                                          |                             12.95 |                                             7.43 |
| Small Hydro Power*                               |                              8.35 |                                             7.2  |
| Waste to Energy (Municipal and Industrial waste) |                              0.27 |                                             0.34 |
| Total :                                          |                             65.78 |                                            70.13 |

* Station capacity upto 25 MW

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ANNEX-III ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2475  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 16.03.2017. *********** The estimated value of weighted average cost of generation (rate of sale of power) as per CEA from the year 2013-14 to 2015-16 is as under:

| MODE OF GENERATION       | Weighted Average Rate of Sale of Power in paisa/kWh   | Weighted Average Rate of Sale of Power in paisa/kWh   | Weighted Average Rate of Sale of Power in paisa/kWh   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                          | 2013-14                                               | 2014-15                                               | 2015-16                                               |
| ALL INDIA HYDRO          | 232.98                                                | 242.09                                                | 279.27                                                |
| ALL INDIA THERMAL        | 336.43                                                | 340.43                                                | 339.17                                                |
| ALL INDIA NUCLEAR        | 279.21                                                | 275.91                                                | NA*                                                   |
| ALL INDIA (ALL CATEGORY) | 321.72                                                | 327.85                                                | 332.51                                                |

*   Not available.

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