Lok Sabha Question No. 953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Incidents of Power Cut
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.953 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## INCIDENTS OF POWER CUT

953. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the average power cut in tier II and tier III cities in the country, State-wise including Karnataka;
- (b) whether the incidents of power cutis worse during peak hours and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the reasons for such incidents have been assessed and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure uninterrupted supply of quality power to the consumers?

## 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) : Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Providing  electricity  to  all  the consumers including various areas, cities, villages and remote areas etc,  is the primary responsibility of concerned State Governments/Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).

As  on  31.05.2019,  the  installed  generation  capacity  is  about  357 Giga Watt (GW) which is sufficient to meet the peak power demand of the country. The maximum peak demand occurred during the current year 2019-20 (upto May, 2019) was around 183 GW. During April-May, 2019 the average power shortage in the country was only around 0.4% and the peak power shortage was only around 0.5%.  The  state-wise  details  of  power  supply  position  in  the  country  including Karnataka  during  the  current  year  2019-20  (up  to  May,  2019)  are  at  Annexure. This  gap  is  generally  on  account  of  factors  like  constraints  in  distribution network, financial constraints to purchase power by Distribution Company etc.

- (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  to  consumers  and  would  facilitate  uninterrupted power supply to consumers.

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

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  953 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.06.2019.

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Power Supply Position for 2019-20 (Provisional)

| State / System / Region   | Energy             | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak 2019 - May,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - May,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - May,2019 *   | Peak 2019 - May,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                | 271                | 271             | 0                   | 0                   | 356                      | 356                      | 0                        | 0                        |
| Delhi                     | 6,065              | 6,064           | 1                   | 0.0                 | 6,461                    | 6,461                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Haryana                   | 8,679              | 8,679           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 8,874                    | 8,874                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 1,654              | 1,644           | 10                  | 0.6                 | 1,480                    | 1,480                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 3,364              | 2,720           | 644                 | 19.1                | 2,885                    | 2,426                    | 459                      | 15.9                     |
| Punjab                    | 8,475              | 8,475           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 8,802                    | 8,802                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Rajasthan                 | 13,313             | 13,300          | 13                  | 0.1                 | 11,791                   | 11,791                   | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 22,897             | 22,817          | 79                  | 0.3                 | 22,487                   | 22,057                   | 430                      | 1.9                      |
| Uttarakhand               | 2,449              | 2,449           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 2,155                    | 2,155                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Northern Region           | 67,166             | 66,419          | 747                 | 1.1                 | 60,987                   | 60,078                   | 909                      | 1.5                      |
| Chhattisgarh              | 5,765              | 5,764           | 1                   | 0.0                 | 4,596                    | 4,574                    | 22                       | 0.5                      |
| Gujarat                   | 21,748             | 21,748          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 18,094                   | 18,094                   | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 12,735             | 12,735          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 10,145                   | 10,131                   | 14                       | 0.1                      |
| Maharashtra               | 29,295             | 29,294          | 0                   | 0.0                 | 23,621                   | 23,613                   | 8                        | 0.0                      |
| Daman & Diu               | 443                | 443             | 0                   | 0.0                 | 344                      | 344                      | 0                        | 0.1                      |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli        | 1,106              | 1,106           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 818                      | 818                      | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Goa                       | 801                | 801             | 0                   | 0.0                 | 594                      | 594                      | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Western Region            | 71,893             | 71,892          | 1                   | 0.0                 | 57,113                   | 57,093                   | 20                       | 0.0                      |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 11,709             | 11,702          | 7                   | 0.1                 | 9,854                    | 9,854                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Telangana                 | 10,772             | 10,771          | 1                   | 0.0                 | 10,269                   | 10,202                   | 67                       | 0.7                      |
| Karnataka                 | 13,569             | 13,568          | 1                   | 0.0                 | 12,700                   | 12,688                   | 12                       | 0.1                      |
| Kerala                    | 4,888              | 4,878           | 10                  | 0.2                 | 4,316                    | 4,300                    | 16                       | 0.4                      |
| Tamil Nadu                | 20,031             | 20,030          | 1                   | 0.0                 | 15,680                   | 15,659                   | 21                       | 0.1                      |
| Puducherry                | 517                | 516             | 1                   | 0.1                 | 453                      | 444                      | 9                        | 2.0                      |
| Lakshadweep #             | 8                  | 8               | 0                   | 0                   | 8                        | 8                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Southern Region           | 61,486             | 61,465          | 21                  | 0.0                 | 49,218                   | 49,103                   | 115                      | 0.2                      |
| Bihar                     | 5,662              | 5,659           | 3                   | 0.1                 | 5,481                    | 5,481                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| DVC                       | 3,757              | 3,755           | 2                   | 0.1                 | 3,048                    | 3,048                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Jharkhand                 | 1,505              | 1,495           | 10                  | 0.7                 | 1,330                    | 1,330                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Odisha                    | 5,261              | 5,261           | 0                   | 0.0                 | 5,142                    | 5,140                    | 3                        | 0.1                      |
| West Bengal               | 9,920              | 9,897           | 23                  | 0.2                 | 9,335                    | 9,335                    | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Sikkim                    | 78                 | 78              | 0                   | 0.0                 | 100                      | 100                      | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Andaman-Nicobar #         | 58                 | 54              | 4                   | 7                   | 58                       | 54                       | 4                        | 7                        |
| Eastern Region            | 26,182             | 26,144          | 38                  | 0.1                 | 23,558                   | 23,558                   | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 127                | 126             | 1                   | 0.6                 | 140                      | 138                      | 2                        | 1.2                      |
| Assam                     | 1,573              | 1,434           | 139                 | 8.8                 | 1,910                    | 1,673                    | 237                      | 12.4                     |
| Manipur                   | 135                | 134             | 2                   | 1.2                 | 197                      | 188                      | 9                        | 4.8                      |
| Meghalaya                 | 336                | 318             | 18                  | 5.5                 | 337                      | 337                      | 0                        | 0.0                      |
| Mizoram                   | 100                | 99              | 1                   | 0.8                 | 116                      | 113                      | 3                        | 2.8                      |
| Nagaland                  | 124                | 123             | 1                   | 0.8                 | 157                      | 131                      | 27                       | 16.9                     |
| Tripura ##                | 292                | 288             | 4                   | 1.3                 | 297                      | 295                      | 1                        | 0.5                      |
| North-Eastern Region      | 2,686              | 2,521           | 165                 | 6.2                 | 2,848                    | 2,780                    | 68                       | 2.4                      |
| All India                 | 229,413            | 228,441         | 972                 | 0.4                 | 183,513                  | 182,533                  | 981                      | 0.5                      |

#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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