Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Demand and Supply of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER

*265.   SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is mismatch in demand and supply of power in various States of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether  the  State  of  West  Bengal  has  a  peak  demand-supply  gap which is more than the all India average and the highest in the country after two-three small States and if so, the details thereof along with the peak demand-supply gap, State-wise;

- (c) whether the Government proposes to amend the Electricity Act to levy  hefty  penalties  on  power  distribution  companies  for  load  shedding and make provisions for direct subsidy transfers by the States to power consumers and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and

(d) whether electricity generation  has  been  adversely  affected  due  to shortage  of  coal  supply  by  the  Government  to  thermal  power  plants  in various States of the country including Punjab and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.265 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.07.2019 REGARDING DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER.

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(a) & (b) : As reported by State to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the details  of  demand  and  supply  of  power  in  various  States  of  our  country including  Uttar  Pradesh,  in  terms  of  electrical  energy  and  peak  demand during the current year 2019-20 (up to June, 2019)  is at Annex. As against All India average of 0.6% peak power shortage there is no peak shortage in West Bengal,  and further while there is energy deficit of 0.4%  at All India level, there is  0.3% energy shortage in West Bengal.

- (c) : Proposal to provide for penalties on power distribution companies  for  gratuitous  load  shedding  and  make  provisions  for  direct subsidy transfers  by  States  to  power  consumers  are  issues  under discussion for finalisation of Amendments to the Electricity Act.
- (d) : The total  coal  receipt  in  the  power  plants  was  112.0  Million Tonne ( MT ) during the current year 2019-20 (Upto May, 2019) against 107.3 MT  during  the  same  period  during  last  year  showing  a  growth  of  4.3%. With  the  concerted  efforts  of  Ministry  of  Power,  Ministry  of  Coal  and Railways,  the  coal  stock  available  with  the  power  plants  monitored  by CEA on daily basis has improved to 26.09 MT as on 04.07.2019 which is sufficient for 15 days of generation as compared to 15.5 MT for 10 days as on the same day last year. Thus, due to enhanced coal supply to power plants, the demand of power in the Electricity grid is being met by thermal generating stations and supported by other generating sources.

An  Inter-Ministerial  Sub-Group  comprising  representatives  of Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Railways, CEA, CIL and SCCL  monitors  coal  supply  position  on  regular  basis.  Based  on  the decisions taken in the meeting, CIL/SCCL augment supply of coal and the Railways give priority in supply of rakes to power plants having less coal stock.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) & (b)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN  REPLY  TO STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  265  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  11.07.2019 REGARDING DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER.

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## Power Supply Position for 2019-20 (Provisional)

| State / System / Region        | Energy             | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| State / System / Region        | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Peak Demand               | Peak Met                  | Demand not Met            | Demand not Met            |
| State / System / Region        | ( MU )             | ( MU )          | MU )                | ( %)                | ( MW )                    | ( MW )                    | ( MW )                    | ( % )                     |
| Chandigarh                     | 500                | 500             | 0                   | 0.0                 | 413                       | 413                       | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Delhi                          | 9,904              | 9,899           | 5                   | 0.0                 | 6,904                     | 6,904                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Haryana                        | 14,420             | 14,420          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 10,237                    | 10,237                    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Himachal Pradesh               | 2,541              | 2,523           | 19                  | 0.7                 | 1,619                     | 1,619                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir                | 5,043              | 4,166           | 877                 | 17.4                | 3,033                     | 2,426                     | 607                       | 20.0                      |
| Punjab                         | 15,315             | 15,309          | 6                   | 0.0                 | 13,090                    | 13,090                    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Rajasthan                      | 20,856             | 20,835          | 21                  | 0.1                 | 12,620                    | 12,620                    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                  | 36,022             | 35,804          | 218                 | 0.6                 | 22,487                    | 22,057                    | 430                       | 1.9                       |
| Uttarakhand                    | 3,861              | 3,778           | 84                  | 2.2                 | 2,164                     | 2,164                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Northern Region                | 108,462            | 107,233         | 1,229               | 1.1                 | 65,950                    | 64,838                    | 1,112                     | 1.7                       |
| Chhattisgarh                   | 8,315              | 8,314           | 1                   | 0.0                 | 4,596                     | 4,574                     | 22                        | 0.5                       |
| Gujarat                        | 31,725             | 31,725          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 18,437                    | 18,424                    | 13                        | 0.1                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                 | 18,994             | 18,994          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 10,187                    | 10,180                    | 7                         | 0.1                       |
| Maharashtra                    | 42,724             | 42,724          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 23,621                    | 23,613                    | 8                         | 0.0                       |
| Daman & Diu                    | 660                | 660             | 0                   | 0.0                 | 351                       | 350                       | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli             | 1,637              | 1,637           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 824                       | 824                       | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Goa                            | 1,158              | 1,158           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 622                       | 621                       | 1                         | 0.1                       |
| Western Region                 | 105,213            | 105,212         | 1                   | 0.0                 | 57,113                    | 57,093                    | 20                        | 0.0                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                 | 17,427             | 17,413          | 14                  | 0.1                 | 10,170                    | 10,170                    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Telangana                      | 15,565             | 15,563          | 2                   | 0.0                 | 10,269                    | 10,202                    | 67                        | 0.7                       |
| Karnataka                      | 19,363             | 19,360          | 2 15                | 0.0                 | 12,700                    | 12,688                    | 12                        | 0.1                       |
| Kerala                         | 7,067              | 7,052           |                     | 0.2                 | 4,487                     | 4,300                     | 186                       | 4.2                       |
| Puducherry                     | 787                | 786             | 1                   | 0.1                 | 464                       | 462                       | 2                         | 0.5                       |
| Lakshadweep #                  | 12                 | 12              | 0                   | 0                   | 8                         | 8                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Southern Region                | 90,037             | 89,999          | 38                  | 0.0                 | 49,218                    | 49,103                    | 115                       | 0.2                       |
| Bihar                          | 8,705              | 8,700           | 6                   | 0.1                 | 5,754                     | 5,754                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| DVC                            | 5,685              | 5,683           | 2                   | 0.0                 | 3,118                     | 3,118                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Jharkhand                      | 2,272              | 2,254           | 18                  | 0.8                 | 1,396                     | 1,389                     | 6                         | 0.5                       |
| Odisha                         | 7,937              | 7,937           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 5,207                     | 5,207                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| West Bengal                    | 15,120             | 15,076          | 44                  | 0.3                 | 9,115                     | 9,115                     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Sikkim                         | 121                | 121             | 0                   | 0.0                 | 99                        | 99                        | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Andaman-Nicobar #              | 87                 | 81              | 6                   | 6.7                 | 58                        | 54                        | 4                         | 7                         |
| Eastern Region                 | 39,841             | 39,772          | 69                  | 0.2                 | 24,113                    | 24,113                    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh              | 190                | 188             | 1                   | 0.6                 | 146                       | 144                       | 2                         | 1.4                       |
| Assam                          | 2,541              | 2,354           | 187                 | 7.3                 | 1,935                     | 1,791                     | 144                       | 7.4                       |
| Manipur                        | 206                | 204             | 2                   | 1.0                 | 197                       | 188                       | 9                         | 4.8                       |
| Meghalaya                      | 500                | 481             | 19                  | 3.8                 | 367                       | 367                       | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| Mizoram                        | 147                | 145             | 1                   | 0.8                 |                           | 113                       | 3                         | 2.8                       |
|                                |                    |                 |                     |                     | 116                       |                           |                           |                           |
| Nagaland                       | 190                | 188             | 2                   | 0.8                 | 157                       | 140                       | 17                        | 11.0                      |
| Tripura## North-Eastern Region | 446 4,218          | 432 3,992       | 14 226              | 3.2 5.4             | 320 2,922                 | 311 2,861                 | 9 61                      | 2.8 2.1                   |
| All India                      | 347,771            | 346,208         | 1,563               | 0.4                 | 183,673                   | 182,53                    |                           |                           |
|                                |                    |                 |                     |                     |                           | 3                         | 1,140                     | 0.6                       |

* Provisional

#Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems,  power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and supply. ##Excludes the supply to Bangladesh. Note:  Power Supply Position Report has been compiled based on the data furnished by State Utilities/ Electricity

Departments.

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