Lok Sabha Question No. 1506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Demand and Supply of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1506

## ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY

†1506. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken to bridge the gap between demand and supply of electricity in the country;
- (b) the status of demand and supply of electricity in Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up any new power generation plants in Madhya Pradesh; 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 installed generation capacity in the country is around 391 GW which is sufficient to meet the highest peak  demand of around 203 GW occurred till date.  The steps taken to meet the demand of electricity in the country are as under:

- (i) Generation capacity of around 160819 MW has been added since 2014.
- (ii) Transmission lines and transformation capacity of 161104 cKms and 549220 MVA have been added in the country since 2014.
- (iii) The power market has been deepend with introduction of new products like Real time  Market,  Green  Term  Ahead  Market,  Green  Day  Ahead  Market.    This  has enabled the DISCOMs to buy electricity in real time closer to the time of delivery of electricity,  thus, avoiding any load shedding.
- (iv) DISCOMs have  been  supported  to  strengthen  their  distribution  network  through various  schemes of the Government such as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY),  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Saubhagya, Power System Development Fund, etc.
- (v) Energy  efficiency  measures  have  been  taken  to  save  electricity.    Due  to  these measures around 203.14 Billion Units of power have been saved per year.
- (vi) Liquidity  Infusion  Scheme  of  Rs.1.03  lakh  crore  (up  to  31.11.2021),  has  helped DISCOMs to purchase electricity and meet the demand of electricity.

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- (b) : The  status  of  demand  and  supply  of  electricity  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh  during  the  last  two  years  i.e.  2019-20  &  2020-21  and  the  current  year  i.e. 2021-22 (period April, 2021 to January, 2022) are given below:-

|                              | ENERGY [in Million Units (MU)]   | ENERGY [in Million Units (MU)]   | ENERGY [in Million Units (MU)]   | ENERGY [in Million Units (MU)]   |
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year                         | Energy Requirement               | Energy Supplied                  | Energy Not Supplied              | Energy Not Supplied              |
|                              | (MU)                             | (MU)                             | (MU)                             | (%)                              |
| 2019-20                      | 76,172                           | 76,172                           | 0                                | 0.0                              |
| 2020-21                      | 83,437                           | 83,437                           | 0                                | 0.0                              |
| 2021-22* (upto January 2022) | 69,979                           | 69,933                           | 46                               | 0.1                              |

*Provisional

- (c) & (d) :    The details of the new generation plants being set-up in Madhya Pradesh are as under:
- (i) One  Hydro  Electric  Power  project-Maheshwar,  HEP  (10x40  =  400  MW)  is  under implementation in the private sector by Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd. in Khargone & Khandwa Districts of Madhya Pradesh.
- (ii) One nuclear power project - Chutka (Unit 1 & 2) with an installed capacity of 1400 MW  has  been  accorded  Administrative  Approval  and  Financial  Sanction  for implementation in Madhya Pradesh.

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