Lok Sabha Question No. 1957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Energy Security
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA, CHHEDI PASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1957 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## ENERGY SECURITY

1957. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA: SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to ensure energy security for the development of the economy of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the assessment made by the Government about the energy requirement in this regard, State-wise;
- (c) whether the country is facing difficulties in ensuring energy security and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  'Global  Energy    Architecture  Performance Index Report-2017' of World Economic Forum in this regard;
- (d) the rating of India under various indicators of the above mentioned Index; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  available the minimum quantum of energy required by every citizen of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## 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) : NITI  Aayog  has  come  out  with  Draft  National  Energy  Policy which  addresses  the  country's  concern  of  energy  security. Being  an overarching policy, it does not provide any State-specific details.

- (c) & (d) :    Improved  energy  security,  normally  associated  with  reduced import  dependence,  is  an  important  goal  of public policy. India is dependent on oil and gas imports while also importing coal. In so far as imports may be disrupted, they undermine energy security of the country. Energy  security  may  be  enhanced  through  both  diversification  of  the sources  of  imports  and  increased  domestic  production  and  reduced requirement of energy.

.........2.

As  per  the  'Global  Energy  Architecture  Performance  Index  Report2017'  available  on  the  website  of  World  Economic  Forum  (weforum.org),  the rating of India under various indicators of above mentioned index is as under:

|   S.No. | Index Component                 |   Rank |
|---------|---------------------------------|--------|
|       1 | Economic Growth and Development |     64 |
|       2 | Environmental sustainability    |    109 |
|       3 | Energy access & security        |     95 |

The overall ranking of India under above index is 87 for the year 2017.

(e) : The steps taken by the Government to  make available the minimum quantum of energy required by every citizen of the country, inter-alia, are:

- (i) During the 12 th  Plan period (2012-17), a capacity addition of about 99,209 MW as against the target of 88,537 MW from the conventional sources and about  29,462  MW  as  against  the  target  of  30,000  MW  from  renewable sources have been achieved.
- (i) Adequate supply of the domestic coal to power plants has been ensured.
- (ii) During the 12 th  Plan period (2012-17), 1,10,370 ckm as against the target of 1,07,440 ckm of transmission lines and 3,31,214 MVA as against the target of 2,82,750 MVA of transformation capacity have been completed.
- (iii) The  Government  of  India  has  taken  up  an  initiative  to  prepare  State specific Action Plans for providing 24X7 Power For All (PFA) in partnership with  the  States.  The  roadmap  for  all  the  States/UTs  have  been  finalised and is under implementation.
- (iv) Two schemes which were launched by the Government of India, namely, Deendayal   Upadhyaya Gram  Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of subtransmission and distribution networks and for segregation of agricultural  feeders  to  give  adequate  and  reliable  supply  of  power  and reduce line losses.
- (v) The  Government  of  India  has  taken  several  steps  to  promote  energy conservation,  energy  efficiency  and  other  demand  side  management measures.
- (vii) The Central Government notified Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme 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) Government of India has planned an ambitious capacity addition target of 175 GW from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) by the year 2021-22.

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