Lok Sabha Question No. 3849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Consumption and Demand of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3849

## ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## CONSUMPTION AND DEMAND OF POWER

3849. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that India's power consumption logged a year-on-year growth of more than nine per cent to 117.84 billion units in February this year;

(b) whether it is also true that the power consumption and demand would register a substantial increase in March due to a rise in temperature and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

- (c) whether it is also a fact that many States are facing a shortage of power; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : The  comparison  of  energy  requirement  and  energy  supplied  for  the  month  of February, 2023 and February, 2022 and for the period April, 2022 to February, 2023 and April, 2021 to February, 2022 is given at Annexure-I.

The growth in energy supplied/consumption in February, 2023 is 8% as compared to February, 2022 whereas growth in energy supplied/consumption for the period April, 2022  to  February,  2023  is  10.4%  as  compared  to  the  period  April,  2021  to  February, 2022.

(b) : The peak demand in the month of March, 2023 has been projected as 212 GW whereas only 209 GW has been reported till date in the month of March, 2023.  The month of April, 2023 and May, 2023 have been projected as high demand period. During the current year 2023-24, the peak demand is expected to be around 229 GW during the summer period. Following steps have been taken for meeting the increased demand for power:

- (i)  Measures have been taken to ensure the availability of the generation capacity. The generators  are  directed  to  complete  the  maintenance  work  of  their  plants  well before the period of high demand. No planned maintenance will be taken during the high demand period (say April & May, 2023).

……….2.

- (ii)  Monitoring and coordination with Ministries of Coal and Railways, on a regular basis, for increase in the production and dispatch of coal as much as possible. (iii)  All  generators  have  been  asked  for  timely  import  of  required  coal  for    blending purposes so that adequate coal stock is maintained in the plant. (iv) All  captive  coal  blocks  have  been  asked  to  maximize  the  coal  production  to supplement the coal supply from domestic coal companies (CIL and SCCL). (i) Additional  arrangement  for  gas  for  running  gas  based  stations  has  been    planned from GAIL, during high power demand months. (vi)  Imported  Coal  Based  (ICB)  plants  have  been  issued  statutory  directions  to  stock
- coal and generate power during high demand period.

(c) & (d) : The State-wise power supply position for the year 2021-22 and current year 2022-23 (upto February, 2023) is given at Annexure-II. The marginal gap between energy requirement and energy supplied is generally on account of factors such as constraints in distribution network, financial constraints, commercial reasons, etc.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.   3849 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.03.2023

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The  comparison  of  energy  requirement  and  energy  supplied  for  the  month  of February, 2023 and February, 2022 and for the period April, 2022 to February, 2023 and April, 2021 to February, 2022

(Figures in MU net)

| February, 2023               | February, 2023   | February, 2022               | February, 2022               | % Change           | % Change        |
|------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Energy requirement           | Energy supplied  | Energy requirement           | Energy supplied              | Energy requirement | Energy supplied |
| 117,209                      | 116,697          | 108,362                      | 108,032                      | 8.2                | 8.0             |
| April, 2022 - February, 2023 |                  |                              |                              |                    |                 |
|                              |                  | April, 2021 - February, 2022 | April, 2021 - February, 2022 | % Change           | % Change        |
| Energy requirement           | Energy supplied  | Energy requirement           | Energy supplied              | Energy requirement | Energy supplied |
| 1,382,920                    | 1,375,571        | 1,250,625                    | 1,245,546                    | 10.6               | 10.4            |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3849 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.03.2023

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The State-wise power supply position for the year 2021-22 and current year 2022-23 (upto February, 2023)

|                                      | April, 2022 - February, 2023   | April, 2022 - February, 2023   | April, 2022 - February, 2023   | April, 2022 - February, 2023   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                                      | Energy requirement             | Energy supplied                | Energy not supplied            | Energy not supplied            | Energy requirement          | Energy supplied             | Energy not supplied         | Energy not supplied         |
|                                      | ( MU )                         | ( MU )                         | ( MU )                         | ( %)                           | ( MU )                      | ( MU )                      | ( MU )                      | ( %)                        |
| Chandigarh                           | 1,687                          | 1,687                          | 0                              | 0.0                            | 1,606                       | 1,606                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Delhi                                | 33,012                         | 33,002                         | 10                             | 0.0                            | 31,128                      | 31,122                      | 6                           | 0.0                         |
| Haryana                              | 57,564                         | 57,061                         | 503                            | 0.9                            | 55,499                      | 55,209                      | 290                         | 0.5                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 11,601                         | 11,497                         | 104                            | 0.9                            | 12,115                      | 12,088                      | 27                          | 0.2                         |
| UT of J&K and Ladakh                 | 17,914                         | 17,604                         | 309                            | 1.7                            | 19,957                      | 18,434                      | 1,524                       | 7.6                         |
| Punjab                               | 65,282                         | 64,996                         | 286                            | 0.4                            | 62,846                      | 62,411                      | 436                         | 0.7                         |
| Rajasthan                            | 94,270                         | 92,557                         | 1,712                          | 1.8                            | 89,814                      | 89,310                      | 504                         | 0.6                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 1,34,645                       | 1,33,449                       | 1,196                          | 0.9                            | 1,29,448                    | 1,28,310                    | 1,138                       | 0.9                         |
| Uttarakhand                          | 14,496                         | 14,247                         | 249                            | 1.7                            | 15,521                      | 15,426                      | 94                          | 0.6                         |
| Northern Region                      | 4,31,544                       | 4,27,175                       | 4,369                          | 1.0                            | 4,17,934                    | 4,13,915                    | 4,019                       | 1.0                         |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 35,450                         | 35,381                         | 69                             | 0.2                            | 31,908                      | 31,872                      | 35                          | 0.1                         |
| Gujarat                              | 1,26,657                       | 1,26,613                       | 44                             | 0.0                            | 1,23,953                    | 1,23,666                    | 287                         | 0.2                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 84,434                         | 84,105                         | 329                            | 0.4                            | 86,501                      | 86,455                      | 46                          | 0.1                         |
| Maharashtra                          | 1,69,433                       | 1,69,322                       | 111                            | 0.1                            | 1,72,823                    | 1,72,809                    | 14                          | 0.0                         |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 9,169                          | 9,169                          | 0                              | 0.0                            | 9,433                       | 9,433                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Goa                                  | 4,279                          | 4,279                          | 0                              | 0.0                            | 4,448                       | 4,448                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Western Region                       | 4,33,746                       | 4,33,192                       | 553                            | 0.1                            | 4,29,065                    | 4,28,683                    | 383                         | 0.1                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 65,604                         | 65,194                         | 410                            | 0.6                            | 68,413                      | 68,219                      | 194                         | 0.3                         |
| Telangana                            | 68,609                         | 68,576                         | 34                             | 0.0                            | 70,539                      | 70,523                      | 16                          | 0.0                         |
| Karnataka                            | 67,159                         | 67,133                         | 26                             | 0.0                            | 72,437                      | 72,417                      | 20                          | 0.0                         |
| Kerala                               | 25,028                         | 25,007                         | 21                             | 0.1                            | 26,579                      | 26,570                      | 9                           | 0.0                         |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 1,03,794                       | 1,03,718                       | 77                             | 0.1                            | 1,09,816                    | 1,09,798                    | 18                          | 0.0                         |
| Puducherry                           | 2,806                          | 2,805                          | 1                              | 0.0                            | 2,894                       | 2,893                       | 1                           | 0.0                         |
| Lakshadweep #                        | 58                             | 58                             | 0                              | 0.0                            | 56                          | 56                          | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Southern Region                      | 3,33,043                       | 3,32,476                       | 567                            | 0.2                            | 3,50,678                    | 3,50,421                    | 258                         | 0.1                         |
| Bihar                                | 36,635                         | 35,873                         | 762                            | 2.1                            | 36,216                      | 35,761                      | 455                         | 1.3                         |
| DVC                                  | 23,858                         | 23,850                         | 8                              | 0.0                            | 23,741                      | 23,736                      | 4                           | 0.0                         |
| Jharkhand                            | 12,006                         | 11,099                         | 907                            | 7.6                            | 11,148                      | 10,590                      | 558                         | 5.0                         |
| Odisha                               | 39,074                         | 39,028                         | 46                             | 0.1                            | 38,339                      | 38,332                      | 7                           | 0.0                         |
| West Bengal                          | 55,133                         | 55,066                         | 67                             | 0.1                            | 54,001                      | 53,945                      | 57                          | 0.1                         |
| Sikkim                               | 539                            | 539                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 610                         | 609                         | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| Andaman- Nicobar Islands #           | 318                            | 318                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 335                         | 327                         | 8                           | 2.3                         |
| Eastern Region                       | 1,67,298                       | 1,65,508                       | 1,789                          | 1.1                            | 1,64,054                    | 1,62,973                    | 1,081                       | 0.7                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 823                            | 803                            | 20                             | 2.4                            | 875                         | 874                         | 1                           | 0.1                         |
| Assam                                | 10,619                         | 10,612                         | 7                              | 0.1                            | 10,844                      | 10,825                      | 19                          | 0.2                         |
| Manipur                              | 926                            | 925                            | 1                              | 0.1                            | 1,019                       | 1,018                       | 1                           | 0.1                         |
| Meghalaya                            | 2,050                          | 2,050                          | 0                              | 0.0                            | 2,256                       | 2,243                       | 13                          | 0.6                         |
| Mizoram                              | 592                            | 592                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 656                         | 644                         | 12                          | 1.8                         |
| Nagaland                             | 844                            | 802                            | 41                             | 4.9                            | 852                         | 851                         | 1                           | 0.1                         |
| Tripura *                            | 1,428                          | 1,428                          | 0                              | 0.0                            | 1,578                       | 1,578                       | 0                           | 0.0                         |
| North-Eastern Region                 | 17,289                         | 17,220                         | 70                             | 0.4                            | 18,079                      | 18,033                      | 47                          | 0.3                         |
| All India                            | 13,82,920                      | 13,75,571                      | 7,349                          | 0.5                            | 13,79,812                   | 13,74,024                   | 5,787                       | 0.4                         |

Note:    Power  Supply  Position  Report  has  been  compiled  based  on  the  data  furnished  by  State  Utilities/Electricity Departments. The MU figures have been rounded off to nearest unit place.

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