Lok Sabha Question No. 298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.298

## ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## NEW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

## 298.   DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  country  may  need  upto  28  Gigawatts  of  new  coal-fired power plants by 2032 to meet power demand that is expected to more than double from the current capacity and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that the said estimate is in addition to 25 Gigawatts of power plants under construction and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  country's  annual  electricity  demand  could  grow  by  an average of 7.2 per cent over the five years to March, 2027 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is also true that the share of coal in the country's total power generation, however, is likely to fall below 60 per cent by 2027 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether it is also a  fact that the Government is targeting to add 500 Gigawatts in non-fossil-based installed capacity by 2030 and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b)  :    According  to  Draft  National  Electricity  Plan  published  in  2022  by  Central Electricity  Authority,  the  projected  new  coal  capacity  addition  requirement  during  the period  2022-32  is  35,014  MW  which  includes  under  construction  coal  based  capacity totaling to 25,580 MW.
- (c) : The 20 th   Electric  Power  Survey (EPS) report, published in  November 2022, covers  electricity  demand  projection  for  the  year  2021-22  to  2031-32  as  well  as perspective  electricity  demand  projection  for  the  year  2036-37  and  2041-42  for  the country.

The  estimated  energy  requirement  and  peak  demand  of  the  country  from the year 2021-22 to 2026-27 is given in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively.

The  CAGR  (Compound  Annual  Growth  Rate)  from  2021-22  to  2026-27  for electrical energy requirement is 6.67% and for peak electricity demand is 6.42%.

........2.

Table 1: Electrical Energy Requirement (Ex Bus)

| Year    |   Electrical energy requirement (in MU) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                                 1381646 |
| 2022-23 |                                 1512918 |
| 2023-24 |                                 1600214 |
| 2024-25 |                                 1694634 |
| 2025-26 |                                 1796627 |
| 2026-27 |                                 1907835 |

Table 2: Peak Electricity Demand (Ex Bus)

| Year    |   Peak Electricity Demand (in MW) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                            203115 |
| 2022-23 |                            216966 |
| 2023-24 |                            230144 |
| 2024-25 |                            244565 |
| 2025-26 |                            260118 |
| 2026-27 |                            277201 |

(d) : According to Draft National Electricity Plan 2022, the share of Coal based generation in the total generation is likely to reduce to 58.9 % during the year 2026-27 from 72.3% during the year 2021-22.

(e) : Government  has  set  Nationally  Determined  Contribution  (NDC)  target  to achieve about 50 percent  cumulative  electric power installed  capacity  from  non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.

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