Lok Sabha Question No. 2348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

†2348.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of installed capacity of power generation and the actual power generation including central sector from all sources in the country as on date, State-wise;

(b) the  power  generation  capacity  required  in  the  country  at  present and the extent to which the country's power generation capacity is able to meet  the  requirements  along  with  the  measures  being  taken  by  the Government to bridge the gap; and

(c) the estimated demand for electricity in the country in the next 10 years and the efforts being made by the Government to fulfil it?

## 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 installed capacity of power generation and the actual power generation including central sector from all sources in the country for the year 2016-17 (upto February, 2017) is given at Annex-I.

(b) : Sufficient  Power  Generation  Capacity  is  available  in  the country  to  meet  the  requirement  of  electricity.  To  meet  the  projected demand  of  power  as  per  18th    Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS),  a  capacity addition of about 94,681 MW as against the target of 88,537 MW from the conventional  sources  have  been  achieved,  till  28 th   February,  2017  and about  22,736  MW  as  against  the  target  of  30,000  MW  from  renewable sources have been achieved, till 31st January, 2017.

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(c) : As  per  19th   EPS  Report  brought  out  by  Central  Electricity Authority, the projected electrical energy requirement and peak electricity demand on all-India basis in the year 2026-27 is given at Annex-II.

To  meet  the  electricity  demand  in  the  coming  years,  the following steps have been taken/are being taken by the Government:

- (i) Generation  capacity  addition  has  been  planned  to  meet  the  rising demand of electricity in the country. The National Electricity Plan, 2012, has projected a generation capacity addition requirement of 86,400 MW from conventional sources during the period 2017-22 to meet the projected demand of electricity for the year 2021-22.
- (ii) Thrust  is  being  given  to  electricity  generation  from  renewable energy  sources.  Government  has  set  a  target  of  175,000  MW  of Renewable Energy by the year 2022.
- (iii) Renovation,  modernization  and  life  extension  of  old,  inefficient generating  units  is  being  carried  out  to  improve  efficiency  and better availability of generating units.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2348 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017.

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## Region-wise State-wise Sector-wise Installed Capacity & Actual Power Generation  in the Country during the current year (2016-17)

| Region   | State /UT               | SECTOR   |   Installed Capacity (MW) |   Generation during 2016- 17 (upto-Feb. 17)* (MUs) |
|----------|-------------------------|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| NR       | BBMB                    | CENTRAL  |                      2866 |                                            9976.26 |
|          | BBMB Total              |          |                      2866 |                                            9976.26 |
|          | DELHI                   | STATE    |                      2235 |                                            4184.73 |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                       705 |                                            1703.15 |
|          |                         | PVT      |                       108 |                                               0    |
|          | DELHI Total             |          |                      3048 |                                            5887.88 |
|          | HARYANA                 | STATE    |                      2720 |                                            9103.57 |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      1932 |                                            5866.51 |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      1320 |                                            2809.96 |
|          | HARYANA Total           |          |                      5972 |                                           17780    |
|          | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | STATE    |                       502 |                                            1223.2  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      4483 |                                           17539.8  |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      1748 |                                            7205.51 |
|          | HIMACHAL PRADESH Total  |          |                      6733 |                                           25968.5  |
|          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR       | STATE    |                      1285 |                                            4464.89 |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      2009 |                                            9686.68 |
|          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR Total |          |                      3294 |                                           14151.6  |
|          | PUNJAB                  | STATE    |                      3681 |                                            9465.06 |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      3920 |                                           15446.4  |
|          | PUNJAB Total            |          |                      7601 |                                           24911.4  |
|          | RAJASTHAN               | STATE    |                      6205 |                                           25118.9  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      1849 |                                            8628.77 |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      2400 |                                           13543.3  |
|          | RAJASTHAN Total         |          |                     10454 |                                           47291    |
|          | UTTAR PRADESH           | STATE    |                      6425 |                                           28240.5  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                     10243 |                                           56984.9  |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      6150 |                                           24646.1  |
|          | UTTAR PRADESH Total     |          |                     22818 |                                          109872    |
|          | UTTARAKHAND             | STATE    |                      1252 |                                            3980.81 |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      1774 |                                            5397.62 |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      1180 |                                            4025.12 |
|          | UTTARAKHAND Total       |          |                      4206 |                                           13403.5  |
| NR Total |                         |          |                     66993 |                                          269242    |
| WR       | CHHATTISGARH            | STATE    |                      3400 |                                           16542.3  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      6080 |                                           43382.7  |
|          |                         | PVT      |                     10948 |                                           35451.5  |
|          | CHHATTISGARH Total      |          |                     20428 |                                           95376.5  |
|          | GOA                     | PVT      |                        48 |                                               0    |
|          | GOA Total               |          |                        48 |                                               0    |
|          | GUJARAT                 | STATE    |                      9292 |                                           19354.2  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      1754 |                                            3578.08 |
|          |                         | PVT      |                     14802 |                                           68257.9  |
|          | GUJARAT Total           |          |                     25847 |                                           91190.2  |
|          | MADHYA PRADESH          | STATE    |                      4955 |                                           15720.9  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      6280 |                                           33395.5  |
|          |                         | PVT      |                      8225 |                                           40714.6  |
|          | MADHYA PRADESH Total    |          |                     19460 |                                           89830.9  |
|          | MAHARASHTRA             | STATE    |                     13692 |                                           45108.9  |
|          |                         | CENTRAL  |                      5280 |                                           17427.8  |
|          |                         | PVT      |                     12011 |                                           43659.9  |
|          | MAHARASHTRA Total       |          |                     30983 |                                          106197    |
| WR Total |                         |          |                     96766 |                                          382594    |

| SR          | ANDHRA PRADESH          | STATE   | 5795       | 26420.52           |
|-------------|-------------------------|---------|------------|--------------------|
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 2000       | 12874.06           |
|             |                         | PVT     | 8602       | 19443.66           |
|             | ANDHRA PRADESH Total    |         | 16397      | 58738.24           |
|             | KARNATAKA               | STATE   | 8005       | 22248.97           |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 1680       | 5961.92            |
|             |                         | PVT     | 2085       | 11104.65           |
|             | KARNATAKA Total         |         | 11771      | 39315.54           |
|             | KERALA                  | STATE   | 2041       | 3708.49            |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 360        | 15.4               |
|             |                         | PVT     | 174        | 0                  |
|             | KERALA Total            |         | 2575       | 3723.89            |
|             | LAKSHADWEEP             | STATE   | 0          | 0                  |
|             | LAKSHADWEEP Total       |         | 0          | 0                  |
|             | PUDUCHERRY              | STATE   | 33         | 224.95             |
|             | PUDUCHERRY Total        |         | 33         | 224.95             |
|             | TAMIL NADU              | STATE   | 7387       | 26389.05           |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 6930       | 40180.48           |
|             |                         | PVT     | 3865       | 9676.58            |
|             | TAMIL NADU Total        |         | 18182      | 76246.11           |
|             | TELANGANA               | STATE   | 6849       | 20996.96           |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 2600       | 17754.49           |
|             | TELANGANA Total         |         | 9449 58406 | 38751.45 217000.18 |
| SR Total ER | ANDAMAN NICOBAR         | STATE   | 40         | 184.97             |
|             |                         | PVT     | 0          | 0                  |
|             | ANDAMAN NICOBAR Total   |         | 40         | 184.97             |
|             | BIHAR                   | STATE   | 210        | 111.46             |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 4325       | 22065.39           |
|             | BIHAR Total             |         | 4535       | 22176.85           |
|             | DVC                     | CENTRAL | 7783       | 30413.64           |
|             | DVC Total               |         | 7783       | 30413.64           |
|             | JHARKHAND               | STATE   | 1005       | 1327.36            |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 3033       | 385.88             |
|             |                         | PVT     | 1950       | 11933.35           |
|             | JHARKHAND Total         |         | 5988       | 13646.59           |
|             | ODISHA                  | STATE   | 2562       | 7490.5             |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 427        | 24236.99           |
|             |                         | PVT     | 5000       | 19556.98           |
|             | ODISHA Total            |         | 7989       | 51284.47           |
|             | SIKKIM                  | STATE   | 1000       | 113.25             |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 570        | 2986.15            |
|             |                         | PVT     | 195        | 881.07             |
|             | SIKKIM Total            |         | 1765       | 3980.47            |
|             | WEST BENGAL             | STATE   | 6826       | 24864.35           |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 2392       | 13677              |
|             |                         | PVT     | 1781       | 9228.1             |
|             | WEST BENGAL Total       |         | 10999      | 47769.45           |
| ER Total    |                         |         |            |                    |
| NER         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       |         | 39100      | 169456.44          |
|             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH Total | CENTRAL | 405 405    | 1200.35            |
|             |                         |         |            | 1200.35            |
|             | ASSAM                   | STATE   | 483        | 1517.38            |
|             |                         | CENTRAL | 766        | 3999.18            |
|             |                         | PVT     | 25         | 0                  |
|             | ASSAM Total             |         | 1274       | 5516.56            |
|             | MANIPUR                 |         |            |                    |
|             |                         | STATE   | 36         | 0                  |
|             | MANIPUR Total           | CENTRAL | 105 141    | 707.7 707.7        |

|           | MEGHALAYA       | STATE   |    282 |           697.5 |
|-----------|-----------------|---------|--------|-----------------|
|           |                 | CENTRAL |     50 |   192.77        |
|           | MEGHALAYA Total |         |    332 |   890.27        |
|           | MIZORAM         | STATE   |      0 |     0           |
|           | MIZORAM Total   |         |      0 |     0           |
|           | NAGALAND        | STATE   |      0 |     0           |
|           |                 | CENTRAL |     75 |   254.55        |
|           | NAGALAND Total  |         |     75 |   254.55        |
|           | TRIPURA         | STATE   |    170 |   580           |
|           |                 | CENTRAL |    963 |  4718.43        |
|           | TRIPURA Total   |         |   1132 |  5298.43        |
| NER Total |                 |         |   3359 | 13867.9         |
| All India |                 |         | 264624 |     1.05775e+06 |

*             PROVISIONAL BASED ON ACTUAL-CUM-ASSESMENT

Note: 1. Generation includes generation from plants 25 MW & above capacity (from conventional sources    i.e. hydro, thermal and nuclear only). 2.   Figures given above indicate gross generation of all power stations (Central, State & Private Sector) located geographically in the respective State/UT. 3. Generation does not include Renewable Energy Sources generation.

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ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2348 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017. ***********

The projected electrical energy requirement and peak electricity demand on allIndia basis in the year 2026-27

| Year    | Electricity Energy Requirement (Utilities) (MU)   | Peak Electricity Demand (Utilities) (MW)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2026-27 | 20,47,434                                         | 2,98,774                                   |

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