Lok Sabha Question No. 2326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Power Deficit
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## POWER DEFICIT

2326. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  no.  of  States  facing  power  deficit  during  the  last  two  years  in the country, particularly Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra; and
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  assist  the  States  facing power deficit?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As per information given by States / UTs to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the State-wise details of the power supply position in the country  including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra, during the last two years also showing the deficit States, is given at Annex.

(b): The  following  steps  have  been  taken  to  meet  the  power shortage in the country:

- (i) During the 12th Plan period (2012-17), 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 22736  MW  as  against  the  target  of  30,000  MW  from  renewable sources have been achieved, till 31st  January, 2017.
- (ii) Adequate  supply  of  the  domestic  coal  to  power  plants  has  been ensured.
- (iii) During the 12th Plan period (2012-17), 1,06,146 ckm of transmission lines  and  3,04,183  MVA  of  transformation  capacity  have  been completed till 31st   January, 2017.

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- (iv) The  Government  of  India  has  taken  an  initiative  to  prepare  State specific  Action  Plans  for  providing  24x7  Power  For  All  (PFA)  in partnership with the States.
- (v) Two  schemes  have  been  launched  by  the  Government  of  India, namely,  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of sub-transmission  and  distribution  networks  and  for  segregation  of agricultural feeders to give adequate and reliable supply and reduce line losses.
- (vi) The Government of India has taken several steps to promote energy conservation, energy efficiency and other demand side management measures.
- (vii) The  Central  Government  has  notified  Ujjwal  Discom  Assurance Yojana  (UDAY)  scheme  on  20.11.2015  for  Operational  &  Financial Turnaround of   DISCOMs.
- (viii)   Government  of  India  has  taken  steps  for  expeditious  resolution  of issues relating to Environmental and forest clearances for facilitating early completion of generation and transmission projects.
- (ix) The  Government  of  India  is  also  providing  support  from  Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for operationalisation of stranded gas based generation.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2326 TO BE

ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017. ***********

Power supply position in each State/ UT for 2014-15

| State / Region       | 2014-15              | 2014-15               | 2014-15                | 2014-15                | 2014-15     | 2014-15             | 2014-15                | 2014-15                |
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| State / Region       | Energy Require- ment | Energy Availa- bility | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Peak Demand | Peak Availa- bility | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) |
| State / Region       | (MU)                 | (MU)                  | (MU)                   | (%)                    | (MW)        | (MW)                | (MW)                   | (%)                    |
| Chandigarh           | 1,616                | 1,616                 | 0                      | 0.0                    | 367         | 367                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Delhi                | 29,231               | 29,106                | -125                   | -0.4                   | 6,006       | 5,925               | -81                    | -1.3                   |
| Haryana              | 46,615               | 46,432                | -183                   | -0.4                   | 9,152       | 9,152               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 8,807                | 8,728                 | -79                    | -0.9                   | 1,422       | 1,422               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 16,214               | 13,119                | -3,095                 | -19.1                  | 2,554       | 2,043               | -511                   | -20.0                  |
| Punjab               | 48,629               | 48,144                | -485                   | -1.0                   | 11,534      | 10,023              | -1,511                 | -13.1                  |
| Rajasthan            | 65,717               | 65,310                | -407                   | -0.6                   | 10,642      | 10,642              | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 1,03,179             | 87,062                | -16,117                | -15.6                  | 15,670      | 13,003              | -2,667                 | -17.0                  |
| Uttarakhand          | 12,445               | 12,072                | -373                   | -3.0                   | 1,930       | 1,930               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Northern Region      | 3,32,453             | 3,11,589              | -20,864                | -6.3                   | 51,977      | 47,642              | -4,335                 | -8.3                   |
| Chhattisgarh         | 21,499               | 21,230                | -269                   | -1.3                   | 3,817       | 3,638               | -179                   | -4.7                   |
| Gujarat              | 96,235               | 96,211                | -24                    | 0.0                    | 13,603      | 13,499              | -104                   | -0.8                   |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 53,374               | 53,082                | -292                   | -0.5                   | 9,755       | 9,717               | -38                    | -0.4                   |
| Maharashtra          | 1,34,897             | 1,33,078              | -1,819                 | -1.3                   | 20,147      | 19,804              | -343                   | -1.7                   |
| Daman & Diu          | 2,086                | 2,086                 | 0                      | 0.0                    | 301         | 301                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 5,307                | 5,304                 | -3                     | -0.1                   | 714         | 714                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Goa                  | 3,969                | 3,932                 | -37                    | -0.9                   | 501         | 489                 | -12                    | -2.4                   |
| Western Region       | 3,17,367             | 3,14,923              | -2,444                 | -0.8                   | 44,166      | 43,145              | -1,021                 | -2.3                   |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 59,198               | 56,313                | -2,885                 | -4.9                   | 7,144       | 6,784               | -360                   | -5.0                   |
| Karnataka            | 62,643               | 59,926                | -2,717                 | -4.3                   | 10,001      | 9,549               | -452                   | -4.5                   |
| Kerala               | 22,459               | 22,127                | -332                   | -1.5                   | 3,760       | 3,594               | -166                   | -4.4                   |
| Tamil Nadu           | 95,758               | 92,750                | -3,008                 | -3.1                   | 13,707      | 13,498              | -209                   | -1.5                   |
| Telangana            | 43,337               | 40,644                | -2,693                 | -6.2                   | 7,884       | 6,755               | -1,129                 | -14.3                  |
| Puducherry           | 2,402                | 2,376                 | -26                    | -1.1                   | 389         | 348                 | -41                    | -10.5                  |
| Southern Region      | 2,85,797             | 2,74,136              | -11,661                | -4.1                   | 39,094      | 37,047              | -2,047                 | -5.2                   |
| Bihar                | 19,294               | 18,759                | -535                   | -2.8                   | 2,994       | 2,874               | -120                   | -4.0                   |
| DVC                  | 18,222               | 17,728                | -494                   | -2.7                   | 2,653       | 2,590               | -63                    | -2.4                   |
| Jharkhand            | 7,599                | 7,390                 | -209                   | -2.8                   | 1,075       | 1,055               | -20                    | -1.9                   |
| Odisha               | 26,482               | 26,052                | -430                   | -1.6                   | 3,920       | 3,892               | -28                    | -0.7                   |
| West Bengal          | 47,086               | 46,827                | -259                   | -0.6                   | 7,544       | 7,524               | -20                    | -0.3                   |
| Sikkim               | 399                  | 399                   | 0                      | 0.0                    | 83          | 83                  | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Eastern Region       | 1,19,082             | 1,17,155              | -1,927                 | -1.6                   | 17,040      | 16,932              | -108                   | -0.6                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 677                  | 610                   | -67                    | -9.9                   | 139         | 126                 | -13                    | -9.4                   |
| Assam                | 8,527                | 7,926                 | -601                   | -7.0                   | 1,450       | 1,257               | -193                   | -13.3                  |
| Manipur              | 705                  | 678                   | -27                    | -3.8                   | 150         | 146                 | -4                     | -2.7                   |
| Meghalaya            | 1,930                | 1,634                 | -296                   | -15.3                  | 370         | 367                 | -3                     | -0.8                   |
| Mizoram              | 455                  | 425                   | -30                    | -6.6                   | 90          | 88                  | -2                     | -2.2                   |
| Nagaland             | 688                  | 661                   | -27                    | -3.9                   | 140         | 128                 | -12                    | -8.6                   |
| Tripura              | 1,242                | 1,048                 | -194                   | -15.6                  | 310         | 266                 | -44                    | -14.2                  |
| North-Eastern Region | 14,224               | 12,982                | -1,242                 | -8.7                   | 2,528       | 2,202               | -326                   | -12.9                  |
| All India            | 10,68,923            | 10,30,785             | -38,138                | -3.6                   | 1,48,166    | 1,41,160            | -7,006                 | -4.7                   |

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## Power supply position in each State/ UT for 2015-16

| State / Region       | 2015-16              | 2015-16               | 2015-16                | 2015-16                | 2015-16     | 2015-16             | 2015-16                | 2015-16                |
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| State / Region       | Energy Require- ment | Energy Availa- bility | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Peak Demand | Peak Availa- bility | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) |
| State / Region       | (MU)                 | (MU)                  | (MU)                   | (%)                    | (MW)        | (MW)                | (MW)                   | (%)                    |
| Chandigarh           | 1,607                | 1,607                 | 0                      | 0.0                    | 342         | 342                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Delhi                | 29,626               | 29,583                | -43                    | -0.1                   | 5,846       | 5,846               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Haryana              | 47,506               | 47,437                | -69                    | -0.1                   | 9,113       | 9,113               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 8,821                | 8,758                 | -63                    | -0.7                   | 1,488       | 1,488               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 16,572               | 14,037                | -2,536                 | -15.3                  | 2,544       | 2,158               | -386                   | -15.2                  |
| Punjab               | 49,687               | 49,675                | -12                    | 0.0                    | 10,852      | 10,852              | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Rajasthan            | 67,417               | 67,205                | -212                   | -0.3                   | 10,961      | 10,961              | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 1,06,350             | 93,033                | -13,317                | -12.5                  | 16,988      | 14,503              | -2,485                 | -14.6                  |
| Uttarakhand          | 12,889               | 12,675                | -214                   | -1.7                   | 2,034       | 2,034               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Northern Region      | 3,40,475             | 3,24,009              | -16,466                | -4.8                   | 54,474      | 50,622              | -3,852                 | -7.1                   |
| Chhattisgarh         | 25,650               | 25,310                | -340                   | -1.3                   | 3,932       | 3,757               | -175                   | -4.5                   |
| Gujarat              | 1,03,544             | 1,03,540              | -4                     | 0.0                    | 14,495      | 14,448              | -47                    | -0.3                   |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 62,375               | 62,375                | 0                      | 0.0                    | 10,902      | 10,902              | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Maharashtra          | 1,41,817             | 1,41,361              | -456                   | -0.3                   | 20,973      | 20,594              | -379                   | -1.8                   |
| Daman & Diu          | 2,337                | 2,337                 | 0                      | 0.0                    | 307         | 307                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 5,925                | 5,925                 | 0                      | 0.0                    | 740         | 740                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Goa                  | 5,120                | 5,119                 | -1                     | 0.0                    | 583         | 552                 | -31                    | -5.3                   |
| Western Region       | 3,46,767             | 3,45,967              | -800                   | -0.2                   | 48,640      | 48,199              | -441                   | -0.9                   |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 50,437               | 50,366                | -71                    | -0.1                   | 7,400       | 7,391               | -9                     | -0.1                   |
| Karnataka            | 64,302               | 60,971                | -3,331                 | -5.2                   | 10,202      | 9,508               | -694                   | -6.8                   |
| Kerala               | 23,318               | 23,194                | -124                   | -0.5                   | 3,977       | 3,856               | -121                   | -3.1                   |
| Tamil Nadu           | 97,277               | 96,586                | -690                   | -0.7                   | 14,190      | 14,171              | -19                    | -0.1                   |
| Telangana            | 50,254               | 49,948                | -307                   | -0.6                   | 6,854       | 6,849               | -5                     | -0.1                   |
| Puducherry           | 2,437                | 2,429                 | -8                     | -0.3                   | 368         | 352                 | -16                    | -4.3                   |
| Southern Region      | 2,88,025             | 2,83,494              | -4,532                 | -1.6                   | 40,030      | 39,875              | -155                   | -0.4                   |
| Bihar                | 23,960               | 23,658                | -302                   | -1.3                   | 3,735       | 3,484               | -251                   | -6.7                   |
| DVC                  | 18,437               | 18,234                | -203                   | -1.1                   | 2,814       | 2,794               | -20                    | -0.7                   |
| Jharkhand            | 7,735                | 7,560                 | -174                   | -2.3                   | 1,153       | 1,153               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Odisha               | 26,763               | 26,600                | -163                   | -0.6                   | 4,091       | 4,091               | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| West Bengal          | 47,359               | 47,194                | -165                   | -0.3                   | 7,905       | 7,885               | -20                    | -0.3                   |
| Sikkim               | 399                  | 399                   | 0                      | -0.1                   | 109         | 109                 | 0                      | 0.0                    |
| Eastern Region       | 1,24,653             | 1,23,646              | -1,007                 | -0.8                   | 18,169      | 18,056              | -113                   | -0.6                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 625                  | 591                   | -35                    | -5.5                   | 139         | 135                 | -4                     | -2.9                   |
| Assam                | 8,762                | 8,271                 | -491                   | -5.6                   | 1,491       | 1,378               | -113                   | -7.6                   |
| Manipur              | 840                  | 810                   | -30                    | -3.6                   | 168         | 167                 | -1                     | -0.6                   |
| Meghalaya            | 1,832                | 1,724                 | -108                   | -5.9                   | 400         | 377                 | -23                    | -5.8                   |
| Mizoram              | 471                  | 455                   | -16                    | -3.3                   | 102         | 101                 | -1                     | -1.0                   |
| Nagaland             | 755                  | 738                   | -16                    | -2.2                   | 140         | 138                 | -2                     | -1.4                   |
| Tripura              | 1,202                | 1,146                 | -57                    | -4.7                   | 300         | 269                 | -31                    | -10.3                  |
| North-Eastern Region | 14,488               | 13,735                | -752                   | -5.2                   | 2,573       | 2,367               | -206                   | -8.0                   |
| All India            | 11,14,408            | 10,90,851             | -23,557                | -2.1                   | 1,53,366    | 1,48,463            | -4,903                 | -3.2                   |

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