Lok Sabha Question No. 2399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Allocation of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## ALLOCATION OF POWER

## 2399.  SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  quantum  of  power  allocated  to  the  States  during  the  current  year, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether any proposals are pending from some States including Odisha for allocation of more power during the current year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details regarding availability of  power in the country at present;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  making  or  proposes  to  make  any  estimates about the anticipated shortage of power in the current and the ensuing year; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken to cope with the same?

## 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/UT-wise  details  of  allocation  from  Central  Generating stations  (CGSs)  in  the  country  during  the  current  year  (April,  2016  to  February, 2017) are given at Annex.

- (b) & (c) : Government  of  Telangana    has  requested  for  allocation  of  50  MW unallocated  power  from  Southern  region  Central    pool.  This  request  is  under consideration.  However,  no  request  for  allocation  of  more  power  has  been received from Odisha.

(d) : During  the  current  year  (April,  2016  -  February,  2017),    the  energy availability in the country has been 1037 BU.

(e) & (f) : Yes, Madam. Central Electricity Authority makes an assessment of Anticipated  Power  Supply  Position  in  the  country  for  the  ensuing  year  and publishes  the  same  in  the  form  of  'Load  Generation  Balance  Report'  (LGBR) annually.  The  anticipated  All  India  power  supply  position  for  the  current  year (2016-17) indicates that the country is not likely to experience shortage of power during the year.

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ANNEX

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2399 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017. ***********

| Power Allocation to States from Central Generating Stations   | Power Allocation to States from Central Generating Stations   | Power Allocation to States from Central Generating Stations   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                       | State                                                         | As on 28-2-2017 (MW)                                          |
| 1                                                             | Chandigarh                                                    | 246                                                           |
| 2                                                             | Delhi                                                         | 4815                                                          |
| 3                                                             | Haryana                                                       | 2553                                                          |
| 4                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                              | 1482                                                          |
| 5                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                               | 2206                                                          |
| 6                                                             | Punjab                                                        | 2281                                                          |
| 7                                                             | Rajasthan                                                     | 3187                                                          |
| 8                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 6549                                                          |
| 9                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                   | 1040                                                          |
| 10                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                  | 1224                                                          |
| 11                                                            | Gujarat                                                       | 3848                                                          |
| 12                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 5033                                                          |
| 13                                                            | Maharashtra                                                   | 6663                                                          |
| 14                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                   | 306                                                           |
| 15                                                            | Dadra Nagar Haveli                                            | 911                                                           |
| 16                                                            | Goa                                                           | 513                                                           |
| 17                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                | 1936                                                          |
| 18                                                            | Karnataka                                                     | 2672                                                          |
| 19                                                            | Kerala                                                        | 1842                                                          |
| 20                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                    | 5664                                                          |
| 21                                                            | Telangana                                                     | 2035                                                          |
| 22                                                            | Puducherry                                                    | 449                                                           |
| 23                                                            | Bihar                                                         | 3250                                                          |
| 24                                                            | DVC                                                           | 6518                                                          |
| 25                                                            | Jharkhand                                                     | 631                                                           |
| 26                                                            | Odisha                                                        | 1848                                                          |
| 27                                                            | West Bengal                                                   | 1548                                                          |
| 28                                                            | Sikkim                                                        | 169                                                           |
| 29 Arunachal                                                  | Pradesh                                                       | 168                                                           |
| 30                                                            | Assam                                                         | 1160                                                          |
| 31                                                            | Manipur                                                       | 199                                                           |
| 32                                                            | Meghalaya                                                     | 259                                                           |
| 33                                                            | Mizoram                                                       | 112                                                           |
| 34                                                            | Nagaland                                                      | 124                                                           |
| 35                                                            | Tripura                                                       | 385                                                           |

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