Lok Sabha Question No. 1457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Electricity Consumption
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1457

## ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

†1457. DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) India's rank in the world in terms of electricity consumption;
- (b) the steps being taken/likely to be taken by the Government to reduce the electricity consumption; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken/likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to increase the capacity of power generation from renewable sources especially in rural areas?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : India's  per  capita  electricity  consumption  was  1255  kWh  in 2021-22,  which  is  around  one-third  of  the  global  average  of  per  capita electricity  consumption.    The  Government  of  India,  through  Bureau  of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has implemented schemes that help in increasing energy  efficiency,  such  as  Standards  and  Label  (S&L)  Programme,  Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA), Street Lighting National Programme  (SLNP),  Building  Energy  Efficiency,  Agriculture  and  Municipal Demand Side Management.
- (c) : As  per  the  the  Generation  Expansion  Planning  studies  carried out by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for 2029-30, the share of nonfossil  fuel  based generation capacity in the total installed capacity of the Country is likely to increase from around 42% as on Oct, 2022 to more than 64%  by  2029-30.  This  would  reduce  the  dependence  on  fossil  fuel  in electricity  generation  and      promote  alternative  sources  of      power    like solar and wind.  Further, the

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following  steps  have  been  taken  to  promote  renewable  power  in  the country:

- (i) Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- (ii) Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for interState sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th  June 2025.
- (iii) Declaration of a trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029-30.
- (iv) Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- (v) Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 Mega Watt (MW)  Central  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (CPSU)  Scheme  Phase  II, etc.
- (vi) Laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.
- (vii) Standard  Bidding  Guidelines  for  tariff  based  competitive  bidding process  for  procurement  of  Power  from  Grid  Connected  Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind Projects.
- (viii) Notification  of  Promoting  Renewable  Energy  through  Green  Energy Open Access Rules 2022.
- (ix) Launch  of  Green  Term  Ahead  Market  (GTAM)  to  facilitate  sale  of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.

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