Lok Sabha Question No. 3550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Transmission Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## TRANSMISSION CAPACITY

3550.  SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the total installed capacity of power plants in the country;
- (b) whether the demand of electricity has always been exceeding the supply, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the current installed transmission capacity is only 13 percent of the total installed generation capacity, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  transmission  network  has increased from the isolated  system concentrated around urban and industrial areas to country-wide National Grid, 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) : The total installed capacity of power plants in the country is 315426.32 MW (including 50,018 MW from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) as on 28 th  February 2017.

(b) : No, Madam. Sufficient generation capacity is available to meet the demand of electricity. There is only a marginal gap between demand and supply of power in the country.  Some  States  are  not  able  to  meet  demand  of  electricity  due  to  transmission /distribution  /financial  constraints.  The  details  of    States/UTs-wise  of  the  demand  and supply  of  power  in  terms  of  energy  and  peak  during  the  current  year  (April,2016  to Februrary,2017) is given at Annex.

- (c) : As on 28 th  February 2017, a total of 3,65,134 CKm of Transmission lines (220 kV and above) and 7,20,494 MVA of Transformation capacity (220 kV and above) exists in the country.
- (d) : Yes,  Madam.    The  transmission  network  has  increased  from  the  isolated system concentrated around urban and industrial areas at the time independence in 1947, to countrywide National Grid.  The total transmission capacity at 220kV and above, has increased from 52,034 circuit kilometers at the end of 6 th  Plan period to 3,65,134 circuit kilometers  as  on  28.02.2017.    The  substation  transformation  capacity  at  220  kV  and above, has increased from 46,621 MVA at the end of 6 th  Plan period to 7,20,494 MVA as on 28.02.2017.  This includes both state and interstate transmission systems.

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## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3550  TO  BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.03.2017.

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Power Supply Position for 2016-17 (Provisional)

| State / System / Region   | Energy 2016 - February,2017   | Energy 2016 - February,2017   | Energy 2016 - February,2017   | Energy 2016 - February,2017   | Peak 2016 - February,2017   | Peak 2016 - February,2017   | Peak 2016 - February,2017   | Peak 2016 - February,2017   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State / System / Region   | Energy Requirement            | Energy Supplied               | Energy not Supplied           | Energy not Supplied           | Peak Demand                 | Peak Met                    | Demand not Met              | Demand not Met              |
| State / System / Region   | ( MU )                        | ( MU )                        | ( MU )                        | ( %)                          | ( MW )                      | ( MW )                      | ( MW )                      | ( %)                        |
| Chandigarh                | 1,541                         | 1,541                         | 0                             | 0                             | 361                         | 361                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| Delhi                     | 28,862                        | 28,831                        | -31                           | -0.1                          | 6,342                       | 6,261                       | -81                         | -1.3                        |
| Haryana                   | 45,324                        | 45,324                        | 0                             | 0.0                           | 9,262                       | 9,262                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 8,087                         | 8,037                         | -50                           | -0.6                          | 1,492                       | 1,492                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 15,929                        | 12,887                        | -3,042                        | -19.1                         | 2,675                       | 2,140                       | -535                        | -20.0                       |
| Punjab                    | 49,659                        | 49,659                        | 0                             | 0.0                           | 11,408                      | 11,408                      | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Rajasthan                 | 62,282                        | 61,862                        | -420                          | -0.7                          | 10,613                      | 10,348                      | -265                        | -2.5                        |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 98,619                        | 96,816                        | -1,803                        | -1.8                          | 17,183                      | 15,501                      | -1,682                      | -9.8                        |
| Uttarakhand               | 12,013                        | 11,937                        | -76                           | -0.6                          | 2,037                       | 2,037                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Northern Region           | 3,22,317                      | 3,16,897                      | -5,420                        | -1.7                          | 53,372                      | 52,612                      | -760                        | -1.4                        |
| Chhattisgarh              | 21,193                        | 21,140                        | -53                           | -0.3                          | 3,875                       | 3,851                       | -25                         | -0.6                        |
| Gujarat                   | 94,366                        | 94,365                        | -1                            | 0.0                           | 14,724                      | 14,708                      | -16                         | -0.1                        |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 60,520                        | 60,519                        | -1                            | 0.0                           | 11,512                      | 11,501                      | -11                         | -0.1                        |
| Maharashtra               | 1,26,561                      | 1,26,503                      | -58                           | 0.0                           | 21,281                      | 21,204                      | -76                         | -0.4                        |
| Daman & Diu               | 2,190                         | 2,190                         | 0                             | 0.0                           | 327                         | 327                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli        | 5,544                         | 5,544                         | 0                             | 0.0                           | 784                         | 784                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Goa                       | 3,971                         | 3,969                         | -2                            | -0.1                          | 531                         | 531                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Western Region            | 3,14,343                      | 3,14,232                      | -111                          | 0.0                           | 47,962                      | 47,844                      | -119                        | -0.2                        |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 49,283                        | 49,242                        | -41                           | -0.1                          | 7,969                       | 7,965                       | -4                          | -0.1                        |
| Telangana                 | 47,601                        | 47,591                        | -10                           | 0.0                           | 8,927                       | 8,927                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Karnataka                 | 60,472                        | 60,117                        | -355                          | -0.6                          | 10,257                      | 10,242                      | -14                         | -0.1                        |
| Kerala                    | 22,018                        | 21,984                        | -34                           | -0.2                          | 4,132                       | 3,996                       | -135                        | -3.3                        |
| Tamil Nadu                | 95,036                        | 95,017                        | -19                           | 0.0                           | 14,823                      | 14,823                      | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Puducherry                | 2,316                         | 2,313                         | -3                            | -0.1                          | 371                         | 368                         | -3                          | -0.7                        |
| Lakshadweep#              | 44                            | 44                            | 0                             | 0                             | 8                           | 8                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| Southern Region           | 2,76,729                      | 2,76,265                      | -464                          | -0.2                          | 42,052                      | 41,610                      | -442                        | -1.1                        |
| Bihar                     | 23,616                        | 23,150                        | -466                          | -2.0                          | 3,883                       | 3,759                       | -125                        | -3.2                        |
| DVC                       | 17,043                        | 16,909                        | -134                          | -0.8                          | 2,721                       | 2,721                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Jharkhand                 | 7,274                         | 7,223                         | -51                           | -0.7                          | 1,498                       | 1,498                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Odisha                    | 24,343                        | 24,341                        | -2                            | 0.0                           | 4,012                       | 4,012                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| West Bengal               | 44,342                        | 44,214                        | -128                          | -0.3                          | 7,931                       | 7,886                       | -45                         | -0.6                        |
| Sikkim                    | 436                           | 436                           | 0                             | 0.0                           | 112                         | 112                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Andaman- Nicobar#         | 220                           | 165                           | -55                           | -25                           | 40                          | 32                          | -8                          | -20                         |
| Eastern Region            | 1,17,057                      | 1,16,277                      | -780                          | -0.7                          | 18,790                      | 18,596                      | -194                        | -1.0                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 660                           | 646                           | -14                           | -2.1                          | 148                         | 140                         | -8                          | -5.4                        |
| Assam                     | 8,387                         | 8,088                         | -299                          | -3.6                          | 1,673                       | 1,633                       | -40                         | -2.4                        |
| Manipur                   | 693                           | 670                           | -23                           | -3.3                          | 163                         | 163                         | 0                           | -0.2                        |
| Meghalaya                 | 1,565                         | 1,565                         | 0                             | 0.0                           | 331                         | 331                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Mizoram                   | 466                           | 455                           | -11                           | -2.4                          | 98                          | 98                          | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Nagaland                  | 687                           | 675                           | -12                           | -1.7                          | 148                         | 147                         | -1                          | -0.7                        |
| Tripura                   | 1,423                         | 1,403                         | -20                           | -1.4                          | 284                         | 284                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| North-Eastern Region      | 13,879                        | 13,493                        | -386                          |                               |                             |                             | -12                         | -0.5                        |
| All India                 | 10,44,325                     | 10,37,163                     | -7,162                        | -2.8 -0.7                     | 2,487 1,59,542              | 2,475 1,56,934              | -2,608                      | -1.6                        |

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