Lok Sabha Question No. 4635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Wastage of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## WASTAGE OF POWER

## 4635.  SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  power  is  getting  wasted  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT- wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to check this wastage; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  fix  any  time  limit  to  achieve  the international norms laid down in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Due to its inherent characteristic, electricity generated in the grid is used at the same instant of time either by various consumers or by the system itself  on  account  of  technical  Transmission  and  Distribution  (T&D)  losses.  The technical losses are due to energy dissipated in the conductors and equipment used for transmission, transformation, sub-transmission and distribution and due to unaccounted energy. The technical losses are inherent in a system and can be reduced to a certain level. The state-wise T&D losses are given at Annexure.

- (b) : Steps taken by Govt. of India to bring down T&D losses inter-alia are as under:
- I. Augmentation of distribution infrastructure under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS).
- II. UDAY scheme for financial turnaround of Power Distribution Companies
- (c) : Upgradation  of  distribution  infrastructure  is  a  continuous  process. With use of energy efficient technologies in augmentation of such infrastructure, the T&D losses would further be reduced.

Electricity being a concurrent subject, the loss reduction trajectory for T&D  losses is determined by respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4635  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 30.03.2017.

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## PERCENTAGE  TRANSFORMATION,  TRANSMISSION  AND  DISTRIBUTION  LOSSES (INCLUDING ENERGY UNACCOUNTED FOR)

| STATES/UTs        |   2014-15 |   2015-16* |
|-------------------|-----------|------------|
| HARYANA           |     34.05 |      31.61 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |     20.81 |      18.75 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   |     53.06 |      50.06 |
| PUNJAB            |     18.45 |      18.55 |
| RAJASTHAN         |     27.51 |      29.13 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |     27.19 |      24.51 |
| UTTARAKHAND       |     24.53 |      25.6  |
| CHANDIGARH        |     19.1  |      18.74 |
| DELHI             |     21.49 |      19.58 |
| GUJARAT           |     19.28 |      19.1  |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |     32.26 |      28.61 |
| CHHATTISGARH      |     29.21 |      30.78 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |     20.39 |      19.89 |
| D & N HAVELI      |     10.33 |      10.06 |
| GOA               |     14.97 |      18.04 |
| DAMAN & DIU       |     29.63 |      31.85 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |     17.94 |      15.24 |
| TELANGANA         |     15.72 |      16.1  |
| KARNATAKA         |     11.5  |      10.21 |
| KERALA            |     15.4  |      10.78 |
| TAMILNADU         |     11.07 |      10.13 |
| LAKSHADWEEP       |      3.63 |       9.81 |
| PUDUCHERRY        |     14.9  |      14.01 |
| BIHAR             |     46.27 |      49.29 |
| JHARKHAND         |     17.2  |      16.99 |
| ODISHA            |     41.96 |      39.1  |
| SIKKIM            |     24.97 |      26.52 |
| WEST BENGAL       |     24.66 |      22.16 |
| A & N ISLANDS     |     20.5  |      14.47 |
| ASSAM             |     27.57 |      25.2  |
| MANIPUR           |     40.95 |      44.45 |
| MEGHALAYA         |     33.34 |      32.32 |
| NAGALAND          |     26.51 |      29.89 |
| TRIPURA           |     35.93 |      30.56 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |     46.24 |      50.6  |
| MIZORAM           |     42.05 |      36.11 |
| All India         |     22.77 |      21.81 |

*Provisional                                                                    Source: General Review,

CEA

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