Lok Sabha Question No. 1500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Gap between Demand and Generation of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## GAP BETWEEN DEMAND AND GENERATION OF POWER

1500. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  utilization  of  electricity  in  the  country  has  increased during the last ten years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of demand and generation of power in the country during each  of  the  last  two  years  and  the  current  year  so  far,  year-wise  and State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to bridge the gap;
- (d) whether Union Government proposes to set up more power plants in the country to tide over the gap between demand and generation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any new projects have been approved by the Government under the Central Scheme in the country, especially to Gujarat and Kerala and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : Yes,  Madam.    The energy supplied in the country has increased from 666,007 Million Units (MU) in 2007-08 to 1,204,697 MU in 2017-18.  The demand and generation of power in the country during last two years and the current year is enclosed at Annexure.  As on 30th June, 2018, the installed generation capacity is about 344 Giga Watt (GW) which is  more than sufficient to meet the present peak demand of around 170 GW in the country.

………2.

(d) : As of now, the generation capacity is more than the demand in the  country.  However,  taking  into  account  the  future  projections  of demand,  Government  of  India  has  set  a  target  of  capacity  addition  of 8106.15  MW  for  year  2018-19  from  conventional  sources  of  energy. Further,  the  target  for  capacity  addition  under  renewable  energy  is  175 GW by 2021-22.

## (e) : The  Government  has  accorded  'In-Principle'  approval  of  the following site in Gujarat for locating Nuclear Power Projects in future.

| Site and Location                 | Capacity (MW)   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| Reactors with Foreign Cooperation |                 |
| Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat       | 6 X 1000*       |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    1500  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 26.07.2018.

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| Energy Requirement of power of last two years and current year   | Energy Requirement of power of last two years and current year   | Energy Requirement of power of last two years and current year   | Energy Requirement of power of last two years and current year   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State / Region                                                   | April, 2018 - June, 2018                                         | April, 2017 - March,2018                                         | April, 2016 - March,2017                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                       | 457                                                              | 1,610                                                            | 1,645                                                            |
| Delhi                                                            | 9,889                                                            | 31,826                                                           | 30,829                                                           |
| Haryana                                                          | 14,025                                                           | 50,775                                                           | 48,895                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 2,370                                                            | 9,399                                                            | 8,831                                                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                  | 4,838                                                            | 18,808                                                           | 17,398                                                           |
| Punjab                                                           | 14,320                                                           | 54,812                                                           | 53,098                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                        | 19,345                                                           | 71,194                                                           | 67,838                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 32,502                                                           | 1,20,052                                                         | 1,07,569                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                                      | 3,670                                                            | 13,457                                                           | 13,069                                                           |
| Northern Region                                                  | 1,01,417                                                         | 3,71,934                                                         | 3,49,172                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                     | 6,358                                                            | 25,916                                                           | 23,750                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                          | 30,788                                                           | 1,09,984                                                         | 1,03,706                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 16,633                                                           | 69,925                                                           | 65,759                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                      | 42,183                                                           | 1,49,761                                                         | 1,39,295                                                         |
| Daman & Diu                                                      | 665                                                              | 2,534                                                            | 2,398                                                            |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli                                               | 1,597                                                            | 6,168                                                            | 6,021                                                            |
| Goa                                                              | 1,159                                                            | 4,117                                                            | 4,319                                                            |
| Western Region                                                   | 99,382                                                           | 3,68,405                                                         | 3,45,247                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 15,879                                                           | 58,384                                                           | 54,300                                                           |
| Telangana                                                        | 14,143                                                           | 60,319                                                           | 53,030                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                        | 16,762                                                           | 67,869                                                           | 66,899                                                           |
| Kerala                                                           | 6,354                                                            | 25,002                                                           | 24,296                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                       | 28,999                                                           | 1,06,006                                                         | 1,04,511                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                       | 732                                                              | 2,668                                                            | 2,548                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                      | 12                                                               | 47                                                               | 48                                                               |
| Southern Region                                                  | 82,868                                                           | 3,20,248                                                         | 3,05,588                                                         |
| Bihar                                                            | 7,884                                                            | 27,019                                                           | 25,711                                                           |
| DVC                                                              | 5,604                                                            | 21,549                                                           | 18,929                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                        | 2,117                                                            | 7,907                                                            | 7,960                                                            |
| Odisha                                                           | 8,232                                                            | 28,802                                                           | 26,758                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                      | 13,876                                                           | 50,760                                                           | 47,948                                                           |
| Sikkim                                                           | 119                                                              | 485                                                              | 475                                                              |
| Andaman- Nicobar                                                 | 87                                                               | 328                                                              | 240                                                              |
| Eastern Region                                                   | 37,833                                                           | 1,36,522                                                         | 1,27,783                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 205                                                              | 799                                                              | 729                                                              |
| Assam                                                            | 2,355                                                            | 9,094                                                            | 9,020                                                            |
| Manipur                                                          | 199                                                              | 874                                                              | 764                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                        | 420                                                              | 1,557                                                            | 1,715                                                            |
| Mizoram                                                          | 148                                                              | 497                                                              | 514                                                              |
| Nagaland                                                         | 219                                                              | 794                                                              | 757                                                              |
| Tripura                                                          | 381                                                              | 2,602                                                            | 1,644                                                            |
| North-Eastern Region                                             | 3,928                                                            | 16,216                                                           | 15,140                                                           |
| All India                                                        | 3,25,428                                                         | 12,13,326                                                        | 11,42,928                                                        |

#  Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems,  power supply position of these, does  not form part of regional requirement and availability

| State wise Generation for last two years and current year   | State wise Generation for last two years and current year   | State wise Generation for last two years and current year   | State wise Generation for last two years and current year   | State wise Generation for last two years and current year   | State wise Generation for last two years and current year   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Region                                                      | State                                                       | Monitored Capacity as on 30.06.2018 MW                      | Generation (MU)                                             | Generation (MU)                                             | Generation (MU)                                             |
|                                                             |                                                             |                                                             | 2018-19 (upto- June 18)*                                    | 2017-18                                                     | 2016-17                                                     |
| NR                                                          | BBMB                                                        | 2866.30                                                     | 2278.71                                                     | 10864.14                                                    | 10570.00                                                    |
|                                                             | DELHI                                                       | 3048.40                                                     | 2266.63                                                     | 7048.70                                                     | 6253.26                                                     |
|                                                             | HARYANA                                                     | 5971.59                                                     | 7279.20                                                     | 26605.97                                                    | 18890.44                                                    |
|                                                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                            | 6934.02                                                     | 7267.27                                                     | 28412.65                                                    | 26853.98                                                    |
|                                                             | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                           | 3624.00                                                     | 5113.61                                                     | 14937.56                                                    | 15377.69                                                    |
|                                                             | PUNJAB                                                      | 7591.00                                                     | 6951.53                                                     | 28958.56                                                    | 26492.18                                                    |
|                                                             | RAJASTHAN                                                   | 11114.13                                                    | 12949.24                                                    | 51643.61                                                    | 51792.17                                                    |
|                                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                               | 24183.74                                                    | 32335.46                                                    | 128542.28                                                   | 120142.11                                                   |
|                                                             | UTTARAKHAND                                                 | 4206.35                                                     | 3567.15                                                     | 15606.60                                                    | 14250.54                                                    |
| NR Total                                                    |                                                             | 69539.53                                                    | 80008.80                                                    | 312620.07                                                   | 290622.37                                                   |
| WR                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                | 23088.00                                                    | 30319.94                                                    | 110041.76                                                   | 105686.18                                                   |
|                                                             | GOA                                                         | 48                                                          | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
|                                                             | GUJARAT                                                     | 25473.41                                                    | 20021.84                                                    | 96519.87                                                    | 99748.61                                                    |
|                                                             | MADHYA PRADESH                                              | 19460                                                       | 30033.13                                                    | 111333.00                                                   | 98599.98                                                    |
|                                                             | MAHARASHTRA                                                 | 32720.08                                                    | 36890.17                                                    | 124308.77                                                   | 118091.71                                                   |
| WR Total                                                    |                                                             | 100789.49                                                   | 117265.08                                                   | 442203.40                                                   | 422126.48                                                   |
| SR                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                              | 17657.2                                                     | 16508.34                                                    | 61851.80                                                    | 65248.16                                                    |
|                                                             | KARNATAKA                                                   | 14170.52                                                    | 12040.63                                                    | 44668.81                                                    | 43766.67                                                    |
|                                                             | KERALA                                                      | 2575.04                                                     | 1709.68                                                     | 5248.02                                                     | 4130.61                                                     |
|                                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                                  | 32.5                                                        | 61.59                                                       | 226.45                                                      | 246.84                                                      |
|                                                             | TAMIL NADU                                                  | 18832.08                                                    | 21823.59                                                    | 82386.30                                                    | 84581.68                                                    |
|                                                             | TELANGANA                                                   | 9518.1                                                      | 12108.04                                                    | 49913.97                                                    | 43391.23                                                    |
| SR Total                                                    |                                                             | 62785.44                                                    | 64251.87                                                    | 244295.35                                                   | 241365.19                                                   |
| ER                                                          | ANDAMAN NICOBAR                                             | 40.05                                                       | 42.62                                                       | 258.79                                                      | 215.56                                                      |
|                                                             | BIHAR                                                       | 5480                                                        | 7462.43                                                     | 28440.03                                                    | 24514.85                                                    |
|                                                             | DVC                                                         | 7233.2                                                      | 10371.03                                                    | 35950.56                                                    | 33566.47                                                    |
|                                                             | JHARKHAND                                                   | 2380                                                        | 3612.25                                                     | 13997.33                                                    | 14727.43                                                    |
|                                                             | ORISSA                                                      | 9822.25                                                     | 12693.31                                                    | 46512.83                                                    | 55841.18                                                    |
|                                                             | SIKKIM                                                      | 2169                                                        | 2525.80                                                     | 8887.99                                                     | 4330.40                                                     |
|                                                             | WEST BENGAL                                                 | 10883                                                       | 13777.38                                                    | 52381.91                                                    | 52192.69                                                    |
| ER Total                                                    |                                                             | 38007.5                                                     | 50484.82                                                    | 186429.44                                                   | 185388.58                                                   |
| NER                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                           | 515                                                         | 366.22                                                      | 1416.74                                                     | 1249.01                                                     |
|                                                             | ASSAM                                                       | 1404.45                                                     | 1693.39                                                     | 5972.12                                                     | 5981.37                                                     |
|                                                             | MANIPUR                                                     | 141                                                         | 168.78                                                      | 837.74                                                      | 741.07                                                      |
|                                                             | MEGHALAYA                                                   | 372                                                         | 295.02                                                      | 1401.03                                                     | 916.70                                                      |
|                                                             | MIZORAM                                                     | 60                                                          | 42.67                                                       | 78.37                                                       |                                                             |
|                                                             | NAGALAND                                                    | 75                                                          | 52.06                                                       | 274.39                                                      | 258.94                                                      |
|                                                             | TRIPURA                                                     | 1132.1                                                      | 1533.39                                                     | 5999.27                                                     | 5873.89                                                     |
| NER Total                                                   |                                                             | 3699.55                                                     | 4151.53                                                     | 15979.66                                                    | 15020.98                                                    |
| IMPORT                                                      | Bhutan (IMP)                                                |                                                             | 738.55                                                      | 4778.33                                                     | 5617.34                                                     |
| IMPORT Total                                                |                                                             |                                                             | 738.55                                                      | 4778.33                                                     | 5617.34                                                     |
| Grand Total                                                 |                                                             | 274821.51                                                   | 316900.65                                                   | 1206306.25                                                  | 1160140.94                                                  |

*  PROVISIONAL BASED ON ACTUAL-CUM-ASSESMENT

Note: 1.   Gross Generation from conventional sources (Thermal, Hydro and Nuclear)  stations of 25 MW and  above only. 2.    Figures  given  above  indicate  gross  generation  of  all  power  stations(Central,  State&  Private Sector) located geographically in the respective State/UT.

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