Lok Sabha Question No. 5329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Committee for Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5329 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## COMMITTEE FOR POWER SECTOR

5329. SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  power  cuts  has  become  quite  common  across  the  country and if so, the details thereof along with the extent to which it affects the economy of the country;

(b) whether  any  expert  committee  has  been  formed  to  analyse  the drawback of power cuts and its impact on the households/industry;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the power cuts so far along with the funds allocated by the Government in this regard during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) : Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Providing  electricity  to  all the consumers is the primary responsibility of concerned State Governments/Power  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs).  Thus,  power  cuts and its impact on households/industry, if any, are to be monitored by the respective  State  Government/  Distribution  Companies/  State  Electricity Regulation Commission.

………..2.

As  on  30.06.2019,  the  installed  generation  capacity  is  about 358 Giga Watt (GW) which is sufficient to meet the power demand of the country.  The  maximum  peak  demand  occurred  during  the  current  year 2019-20 (upto June, 2019) was around 184 GW. During April-June, 2019 the average power shortage in the country was only around 0.4% and the peak power  shortage  was  only  around  0.6%.  This  gap  is  not  on  account  of shortage of availability of power but on account of factors like constraints in distribution network, financial constraints to purchase power by Distribution Company etc. The state-wise details of power supply position in  the  country  during  the  current  year  2019-20  (up  to  June,  2019)  are  at Annexure-I.

(d) : Government  of  India  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States through  its  schemes  including  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- Saubhagya, Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). These schemes help them to strengthen distribution network/grid connectivity and achieve 24x7 Power for All and would facilitate uninterrupted  power  supply.  The  State-wise  details  of  fund  sanctioned under DDUGJY  (including additional Infrastructure) and IPDS are at Annexure-II.

Government of India also assists the States/UTs by allocating power from Central  Generating  Stations  (CGSs).  State  can  also  purchase power through various market mechanisms including power exchanges to meet any gap in demand and supply.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5329 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2019.

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

| State / System /     | Energy             | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - June,2019 *   |
|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| State / System /     | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Peak Demand               | Peak Met                  | Demand not Met            | Demand not Met            |
| State / System /     | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | MU )                | ( %)                | Peak Demand               | Peak Met                  | 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                   | 0.0                 | 12,700                    | 12,688                    | 12                        | 0.1                       |
| Kerala               | 7,067              | 7,052           | 15                  | 0.2                 | 4,487                     | 4,300                     | 186                       | 4.2                       |
| Tamil Nadu           | 29,828             | 29,825          | 3                   | 0.0                 | 15,680                    | 15,668                    | 11                        | 0.1                       |
| 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                 | 116                       | 113                       | 3                         | 2.8                       |
| Nagaland             | 190                | 188             | 2                   | 0.8                 | 157                       | 140                       | 17                        | 11.0                      |
| Tripura ##           | 446                | 432             | 14                  | 3.2                 | 320                       | 311                       | 9                         | 2.8                       |
| North-Eastern Region | 4,218              | 3,992           | 226                 | 5.4                 | 2,922                     | 2,861                     | 61                        | 2.1                       |
| All India            | 347,771            | 346,208         | 1,563               | 0.4                 | 183,673                   | 182,533                   | 1,140                     | 0.6                       |

Note:    Power  Supply  Position  Report  has  been  compiled  based  on  the  data  furnished  by  State  Utilities/  Electricity Departments.

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5329 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2019.

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## Year-wise and State-wise fund sanctioned under IPDS since 2014-15

(in Rs. Crore)

| State             | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | Total   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Andaman & Nicobar | -         | -         | 11        | -         | -         | 11      |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 260       | 133       | 12        | 82        | 78.65     | 566     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -         | 128       | -         | -         | 7.16      | 136     |
| Assam             | -         | 498       | -         | 63        | 70.92     | 631     |
| Bihar             | 148       | 1,123     | -         | 41        | 591.14    | 1,903   |
| Chhattisgarh      | -         | 296       | 40        | 32        | 27.35     | 395     |
| Delhi             | -         | -         | 119       | -         | -         | 119     |
| Goa               | -         | -         | -         | 19        | 31.19     | 51      |
| Gujarat           | 226       | 453       | 13        | 112       | -         | 803     |
| Haryana           | -         | 48        | 187       | 23        | 38.69     | 296     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | -         | 95        | -         | 33        | 33.93     | 162     |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | -         | 380       | -         | 18        | 45.83     | 444     |
| Jharkhand         | -         | -         | 443       | 33        | 0.01      | 475     |
| Karnataka         | -         | 689       | -         | 103       | 119.62    | 912     |
| Kerala            | -         | -         | 375       | 65        | 3.19      | 443     |
| Maharashtra       | -         | 1,392     | 63        | 82        | 64.15     | 1,601   |
| Manipur           | -         | 111       | -         | 3         | 19.45     | 133     |
| Meghalaya         | -         | 53        | -         | -         | 38.97     | 92      |
| Mizoram           | -         | 42        | -         | 3         | 49.45     | 95      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 44        | 864       | -         | 81        | 95.75     | 1,085   |
| Nagaland          | -         | -         | 38        | -         | 79.77     | 117     |
| Odisha            | -         | 314       | 338       | 86        | 7.45      | 745     |
| Puducherry        | -         | 13        | -         | -         | 0.00      | 13      |
| Punjab            | -         | 196       | -         | 68        | 15.43     | 280     |
| Rajasthan         | -         | 788       | -         | 116       | 62.20     | 966     |
| Sikkim            | -         | -         | -         | 13        | 123.97    | 137     |
| Tamil Nadu        | -         | 945       | -         | 81        | 90.03     | 1,116   |
| Telangana         | -         | 393       | 14        | 49        | 6.04      | 463     |
| Tripura           | -         | 63        | -         | 27        | 98.38     | 188     |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 643       | 2,200     | -         | 361       | 64.04     | 3,267   |
| Uttarakhand       | -         | 163       | 10        | 34        | 409.35    | 617     |
| West Bengal       | 647       | 957       | 166       | 19        | 52.71     | 1,841   |
| Grand Total       | 1968      | 12336     | 1830      | 1645      | 2325      | 20,103  |

Year-wise and State-wise fund sanctioned under DDUGJY since 2014-15 (in Rs. Crore)

| Sl.             | STATE 2014-15        | 2015-16   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2018-19 (Additional amount sanctioned under DDUGJY to support Household electrification)   |   Total Sanctioned (From 2014- 15 to 2018- 19) |
|-----------------|----------------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra        | Pradesh 328.60       | 593.46    |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         941.41 |
| 2               | Andaman & Nicobar    |           | 20.96      |            |                                                                                            |                                          20.96 |
| 3               | Arunachal Pradesh    | 267.20    |            |            | 292.13                                                                                     |                                         718.65 |
| 4 Assam         |                      | 1274.10   |            |            | 1493.57                                                                                    |                                        3028.86 |
| 5 Bihar         |                      | 5856.37   |            |            |                                                                                            |                                        5856.37 |
| 6 Chhattisgarh  |                      | 1253.98   | 9.48       |            | 83.64                                                                                      |                                        1616.31 |
| 7 Dadar & Nagar | Haveli               | 5.00      |            |            |                                                                                            |                                           5    |
| 8 Goa           |                      | 20.00     |            |            |                                                                                            |                                          20    |
| 9 Gujarat       |                      | 924.72    |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         924.72 |
| 10 Haryana      |                      | 316.38    |            |            | 30.31                                                                                      |                                         346.69 |
| 11 Himachal     | Pradesh 159.12       |           |            |            | 8.68                                                                                       |                                         167.8  |
| 12 Jammu &      | Kashmir              | 619.67    |            |            | 875.03                                                                                     |                                        1556.97 |
| 13              | Jharkhand            | 3696.22   | 25.9       |            | 1077.7                                                                                     |                                        4996    |
| 14 Karnataka    |                      | 1750.11   | 4.19       |            | 126.74                                                                                     |                                        1881.65 |
| 15 Kerala       |                      | 485.37    |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         485.37 |
| 16 Madhya       | Pradesh 2865.25      |           | 20.03      |            | 998.64                                                                                     |                                        3889.17 |
| 17 Maharashtra  |                      | 2163.44   | 11.53      |            | 368.92                                                                                     |                                        2543.89 |
| 18 Manipur      |                      | 54.96     |            |            | 60.27                                                                                      |                                         132.28 |
| 19              | Meghalaya            | 261.69    |            |            | 381.33                                                                                     |                                         659.53 |
| 20 Mizoram      |                      | 30.43     |            |            | 31.65                                                                                      |                                          62.08 |
| 21 Nagaland     |                      | 42.38     | 42.18      |            | 28.31                                                                                      |                                         112.87 |
| 22 Odisha       |                      | 1654.53   |            |            | 508.63                                                                                     |                                        2258.21 |
| 23 Puducherry   |                      |           | 20.15      |            |                                                                                            |                                          20.15 |
| 24 Punjab       |                      | 252.06    |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         252.06 |
| 25 Rajasthan    |                      | 2819.41   |            |            | 1219.21                                                                                    |                                        4127.83 |
| 26 Sikkim       |                      |           | 49.7       |            | 37.36                                                                                      |                                          87.06 |
| 27 Telangana    |                      | 462.30    |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         462.3  |
| 28 Tamil Nadu   | 924.12               |           |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         924.12 |
| 29 Tripura      |                      | 74.12     |            |            | 358.64                                                                                     |                                         432.76 |
| 30              | Uttar Pradesh 313.93 | 6632.99   |            |            | 6289.57                                                                                    |                                       13236.5  |
| 31              | Uttarakhand          | 842.00    |            |            |                                                                                            |                                         845.3  |
| 32              | West Bengal 4262.10  |           |            |            |                                                                                            |                                        4262.1  |
|                 | 8853.12              | 32352.91  | 204.12     | 0          | 14270.33                                                                                   |                                       56875    |

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