Lok Sabha Question No. 1626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Power Deficit
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## POWER DEFICIT

1626.  SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the power deficit situation in the country that  include  shortage  of  fuel,  high  Aggregate  Technical  and  Commercial  (AT  &  C) losses, a differential tariff structure and delays in tariff revisions; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to overcome the said power deficit? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ( SHRI  R.K. SINGH) (a) to (c)  : As  on  31.10.2019,  the  installed  generation  capacity  in  the  country  is around 3,64,960 Mega Watt (MW), which is sufficient to meet the electricity demand in  the  country.  The details  of actual  power supply  position in terms  of energy  and peak of the country during the current year i.e. 2019-20 (upto October, 2019) is given at  Annexure.  It  may  be  seen  that  the  gap  between  demand  and  supply  of  power during  the  current  year  2019-20  (upto  October,  2019)  both  in  terms  of  Energy  and Peak  is  less  than  1%.  This  gap  is  generally  on  account  of  factors  other  than inadequacy of power availability in the country e.g. constraints in sub-transmission and distribution network, financial constraints of State Power Utilities to purchase power  etc.  Further to meet  the  shortfall, if  any,  in  the  power  requirement, Distribution  Company  can  also  purchase  power  from  power  exchanges  on  daily basis.

Government  of  India  is  supporting  the  States/UTs  in  augmenting  and strengthening the intra-state transmission and distribution network through various schemes  including  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS). The coal supply has also improved as the  coal  stock  in  power  plants  as  on  21.11.2019  is  23.1  Million  Tonnes  for  the  14 days as against 12.1 MT for 7 days on the same day last year.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1626 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.11.2019.

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Details  of  actual  power  supply  position  in  terms  of  energy  and  peak  of  the  country during the current year i.e. 2019-20 (upto October, 2019)

|                            | ENERGY             | ENERGY          | ENERGY              | ENERGY              | PEAK        | PEAK     | PEAK           | PEAK           |
|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Year                       | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy not supplied | Energy not supplied | Peak Demand | Peak Met | Demand Not Met | Demand Not Met |
|                            | (MU)               | (MU)            | (MU)                | (%)                 | (MW)        | (MW)     | (MW)           | (%)            |
| 2019-20 (upto Oct, 2019) * | 785,488            | 781,228         | 4,259               | 0.5                 | 183,804     | 182,533  | 1,271          | 0.7            |

*Provisional

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