Lok Sabha Question No. 2927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Fall in Demand of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2927 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## FALL IN DEMAND OF ELECTRICITY

2927. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  power  generation  in  the  country  fell  12.7  per  cent  year-on-year,  in October and thus recording third straight month when power generated was less than the corresponding months a year ago;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government would attribute  the  fall  in  demand  to  the  extended monsoons this year and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether lower generation in October could also be due to an all time low PLF of 51.1 per cent of coal plants stressed for adequate demand and coal supply issues and if so, the details thereof?

## 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 (d ) : The  details  of  growth  in  generation  during  three  months  i.e  August  to October  2019  is  given  at  Annexure.  The  electricity  generated  was  0.4%  higher  in August 2019 with respect to August 2018. There was reduction of around 2.9% and 12.88% during September 2019 and October 2019 respectively with respect to the same  months  last  year.  The  lower  generation  was  mainly  due  to  prolonged  rainy season and good rainfall which led to reduction in demand in Agriculture sector and reduction in cooling requirement in domestic and commercial sectors.

During  the  current  year  2019-20  (upto  October,  2019),  there  has  been 16%  growth  in  generation  from  Hydro  and  around  22%  growth  in  hydro  power imported from Bhutan. There has also been 27% growth in generation from Nuclear power plants and 24% growth in generation from Solar. The share of green power i.e. generation from Non-fossil Fuel has been around 27.3%. Thus, the reduction in overall generation  was  not  attributable  to  the  lower  plant  load  factor  (PLF)  of  thermal generation rather we have been able to change the energy mix in order to reduce our Carbon footprint.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2927 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.12.2019. ***************

Generation Performance during August to October, 2019

| Period        | Generation during 2019-20 (MU)   | Generation during 2018-19 (MU)   |   Growth (%) |
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------|
| August        | 106,200                          | 105,793                          |         0.39 |
| September     | 105,195                          | 108,328                          |        -2.89 |
| October       | 98,887                           | 113,507                          |       -12.88 |
| April-October | 757,946                          | 749,314                          |         1.15 |

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