Lok Sabha Question No. 3670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Demand and Supply of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3670

## ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER

## 3670. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there exists a sizeable mismatch between demand and supply of power, both during peak and non-peak hours, resulting in shortage of power in most of the States/UTs in the country particularly in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of power in each State/UT of the country including Maharashtra; and
- (d) the  details  of  major  power  projects  being  developed  in  the  State  of Maharashtra along with and the estimated cost therefrom, location-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : There is adequate availability of electricity in the country including the State of Maharashtra to meet the demand. As on 28.02.2022, the installed generation  capacity  was  around  395.6  GW,  which  is  sufficient  to  meet  the demand of electricity in the country.  The peak demand experienced during the current year was only 203 GW.

The details of State/UT-wise power supply position, both in terms of Energy  and  Peak,  during  the  current  year  (upto  February,  2022)  are  given  at Annexure-I.

- (c) : The steps taken by the Central Government to meet the increase in demand  of  power  in  the  States/UTs  of  the  country  including  the  State  of Maharashtra are given at Annexure-II.

........2.

(d) : The details of major conventional power projects being developed in the State of Maharashtra along with the estimated cost thereof and locationwise, are given below:

- (i) THERMAL:     Bhusawal  TPS  (1x  660  MW)  is  under  construction  thermal power project in the State of Maharashtra, the details are as given below:

| Location / District   | Implementing Agency   | LOA Date     | Unit No.   |   Capacity (MW) | Anticipated Trial Run   |   Project Cost (in Rupees Crore) |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| JALGAON               | MAHAGENCO             | January 2018 | U-6        |             660 | June 2023               |                          4550.98 |

The  details  of  five  thermal  power  projects  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra where  work  is  on  hold  /  not  likely  to  be  commissioned  are  given  at Annexure-III.

- (ii) HYDRO: One  major  hydro  project  viz  Koyna  Left  bank  PSP  (80 MW) in Satara district is presently under implementation by Water Resources  Department  (WRD),  Government  of  Maharashtra.  The project  is  stalled  since  July,  2015  as  the  current  expenditure  on the  project  has  already  reached  to  almost  original  administrative approved  cost  level  (original  approved  cost:  Rs.245.02  crore  for power  component)  and  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  now planned to award the project on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis to the private sector.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3670 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022

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The  State/UT-wise  power  supply  position,  both  in  terms  of  Energy  and  Peak,  during  the  current  year  (upto February, 2022)

## Power Supply Position for 2021-22 (Provisional)

|                               | Energy April,2021 - February,2022   | Energy April,2021 - February,2022   | Energy April,2021 - February,2022   | Energy April,2021 - February,2022   | Peak April,2021 - February,2022   | Peak April,2021 - February,2022   | Peak April,2021 - February,2022   | Peak April,2021 - February,2022   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| State / System / Region       | Energy Requirement                  | Energy Supplied                     | Energy not                          | Supplied                            | Peak Demand                       | Peak Met                          | Demand not Met                    | Demand not Met                    |
| Chandigarh                    | ( MU )                              | ( MU )                              | ( MU )                              | ( %)                                | ( MW )                            | ( MW )                            | (MW )                             | ( %)                              |
|                               | 1,498                               | 1,498                               | 0                                   | 0.0                                 | 426                               | 426                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Delhi                         | 28,867                              | 28,861                              | 6                                   | 0.0                                 | 7,323                             | 7,323                             | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Haryana                       | 51,068                              | 50,879                              | 189                                 | 0.4                                 | 12,120                            | 12,120                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Himachal Pradesh              | 11,080                              | 11,053                              | 27                                  | 0.2                                 | 2,030                             | 2,030                             | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| UT of J&K and Ladakh          | 18,097                              | 16,718                              | 1,380                               | 7.6                                 | 3,076                             | 2,826                             | 250                               | 8.1                               |
| Punjab                        | 58,328                              | 57,924                              | 404                                 | 0.7                                 | 13,556                            | 13,431                            | 125                               | 0.9                               |
| Rajasthan                     | 81,625                              | 81,215                              | 410                                 | 0.5                                 | 15,784                            | 15,784                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                 | 1,18,536                            | 1,17,441                            | 1,095                               | 0.9                                 | 24,965                            | 24,795                            | 170                               | 0.7                               |
| Uttarakhand                   | 14,120                              | 14,049                              | 70                                  | 0.5                                 | 2,468                             | 2,468                             | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Northern Region               | 3,83,220                            | 3,79,639                            | 3,581                               | 0.9                                 | 73,305                            | 72,935                            | 370                               | 0.5                               |
| Chhattisgarh                  | 28,654                              | 28,620                              | 34                                  | 0.1                                 | 4,878                             | 4,870                             | 8                                 | 0.2                               |
| Gujarat                       | 1,12,485                            | 1,12,127                            | 358                                 | 0.3                                 | 19,451                            | 19,431                            | 20                                | 0.1                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                | 78,365                              | 78,319                              | 46                                  | 0.1                                 | 15,917                            | 15,917                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Maharashtra                   | 1,55,819                            | 1,55,819                            | 0                                   | 0.0                                 | 26,307                            | 26,307                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Daman & Diu                   | 2,362                               | 2,353                               | 9                                   | 0.4                                 | 371                               | 369                               | 2                                 | 0.4                               |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli            | 6,241                               | 6,237                               | 4                                   | 0.1                                 | 875                               | 875                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Goa                           | 4,032                               | 4,026                               | 6                                   | 0.1                                 | 646                               | 646                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Western Region                | 3,87,957                            | 3,87,499                            | 458                                 | 0.1                                 | 64,608                            | 64,608                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                | 61,539                              | 61,415                              | 124                                 | 0.2                                 | 11,570                            | 11,570                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Telangana                     | 62,462                              | 62,452                              | 10                                  | 0.0                                 | 13,622                            | 13,595                            | 27                                | 0.2                               |
| Karnataka                     | 64,396                              | 64,382                              | 14                                  | 0.0                                 | 14,674                            | 14,674                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Kerala                        | 23,953                              | 23,946                              | 7                                   | 0.0                                 | 4,261                             | 4,235                             | 26                                | 0.6                               |
| Tamil Nadu                    | 99,259                              | 99,250                              | 9                                   | 0.0                                 | 16,541                            | 16,519                            | 21                                | 0.1                               |
| Puducherry                    | 2,633                               | 2,633                               | 0                                   | 0.0                                 | 465                               | 465                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Lakshadweep #                 | 50                                  | 50                                  | 0                                   | 0.0                                 | 11                                | 11                                | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Southern Region               | 3,14,241                            | 3,14,077                            | 164                                 | 0.1                                 | 58,430                            | 58,430                            | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Bihar                         | 33,265                              | 32,877                              | 388                                 | 1.2                                 | 7,154                             | 6,490                             | 664                               | 9.3                               |
| DVC                           | 21,650                              | 21,647                              | 3                                   | 0.0                                 | 3,309                             | 3,309                             | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Jharkhand                     | 10,090                              | 9,641                               | 449                                 | 4.4                                 | 1,850                             | 1,625                             | 226                               | 12.2                              |
| Odisha                        | 34,757                              | 34,753                              | 4                                   | 0.0                                 | 5,643                             | 5,643                             | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| West Bengal                   | 49,002                              | 48,951                              | 51                                  | 0.1                                 | 9,089                             | 9,087                             | 2                                 | 0.0                               |
| Sikkim                        | 550                                 | 550                                 | 0                                   | 0.0                                 | 133                               | 133                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Andaman- Nicobar #            | 308                                 | 300                                 | 8                                   | 2.5                                 | 60                                | 60                                | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Eastern Region                | 1,49,314                            | 1,48,420                            | 895                                 | 0.6                                 | 26,019                            | 25,145                            | 874                               | 3.4                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh             | 791                                 | 791                                 | 1                                   | 0.1                                 | 197                               | 168                               | 29                                | 14.7                              |
| Assam                         | 9,960                               | 9,941                               | 19                                  | 0.2                                 | 2,126                             | 2,121                             | 5                                 | 0.2                               |
| Manipur                       | 931                                 | 930                                 | 1                                   | 0.1                                 | 258                               | 258                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Meghalaya                     | 2,057                               | 2,043                               | 13                                  | 0.7                                 | 408                               | 408                               | 0                                 | 0.0                               |
| Mizoram                       | 601                                 | 589                                 | 12                                  | 1.9                                 | 169                               | 156                               | 13                                | 7.7                               |
| Nagaland                      | 787                                 | 786                                 | 1                                   | 0.1                                 | 173                               | 153                               | 20                                | 11.7                              |
| Tripura* North-Eastern Region | 1,455 16,581                        | 1,455                               | 0 47                                | 0.0 0.3                             | 328                               | 327 3,360                         | 1 67                              | 0.3 1.9                           |
| All India                     |                                     | 16,535                              |                                     |                                     | 3,427                             |                                   |                                   | 1.2                               |
|                               | 12,51,314                           | 12,46,170                           | 5,144                               | 0.4                                 | 2,03,014                          | 2,00,539                          | 2,475                             |                                   |

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

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3670 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022

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The  following  measures  have  been  taken  to  meet  the  growing demand  of  electricity  in  the  States/UTs  of  the  country  including  the  State  of Maharashtra:

(i) Thermal  Projects  totaling  to  28460  MW  are  under  construction  in  the country.

(ii) Presently  there  are  36  Large  Hydro  Projects  (above  25  MW)  totaling  to 12663.5  MW  are  under  implementation  in  the  country.  Out  of  this,  27 projects totaling to 11427.5 MW are under active construction.

(iii)  Nuclear  projects  capacity  amounting  to  8700  MW  capacity  are  under construction  and  7000  MW  nuclear  power  projects  have  been  accorded Administrative Approval and Financial Sanction.

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3670 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022

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The details of five thermal power projects in the State of Maharashtra where work is on hold / not likely to be commissioned

|   Sl. No. | Project Name / Implementing Agency/ EPC or BTG                                                | Location/ District   | LOA Date       | Unit No.   |   Capacity (in MW) | Estimated Cost (in Rupees crore)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Amravati TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                     | Amravati             | October 2010   | U-1        |                270 | 6646                               |
|         1 | Amravati TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                     | Amravati             | October 2010   | U-2        |                270 | 6646                               |
|         1 | Amravati TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                     | Amravati             | October 2010   | U-3        |                270 | 6646                               |
|         1 | Amravati TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                     | Amravati             | October 2010   | U-4        |                270 | 6646                               |
|         1 | Amravati TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                     | Amravati             | October 2010   | U-5        |                270 | 6646                               |
|         2 | Nasik TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Nasik Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                  | Nasik                | November 2009  | U-1        |                270 | 6789                               |
|         2 | Nasik TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Nasik Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                  | Nasik                | November 2009  | U-2        |                270 | 6789                               |
|         2 | Nasik TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Nasik Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                  | Nasik                | November 2009  | U-3        |                270 | 6789                               |
|         2 | Nasik TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Nasik Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                  | Nasik                | November 2009  | U-4        |                270 | 6789                               |
|         2 | Nasik TPP Ph-II / Ratan India Nasik Power Pvt. Ltd. BTG-BHEL                                  | Nasik                | November 2009  | U-5        |                270 | 6789                               |
|         3 | Lanco Vidarbha TPP / LVP Pvt. Ltd. EPC-LANCO/ Boiler- Dongfong China / Turbine- Harbin, China | Wardha               | November 2009  | U-1        |                660 | 10433                              |
|         3 | Lanco Vidarbha TPP / LVP Pvt. Ltd. EPC-LANCO/ Boiler- Dongfong China / Turbine- Harbin, China | Wardha               | November 2009  | U-2        |                660 | 10433                              |
|         4 | BijoraGhanmukh TPP / Jinbhuvish Power Generation Pvt. Ltd. /BTG- CWPC, Chinese                | Yavatmal             | September 2011 | U-1        |                300 | 3450                               |
|         4 | BijoraGhanmukh TPP / Jinbhuvish Power Generation Pvt. Ltd. /BTG- CWPC, Chinese                | Yavatmal             | September 2011 | U-2        |                300 | 3450                               |
|         5 | Shirpur TPP, Shirpur Power Pvt. Ltd./ BTG-BHEL                                                | Dhule                | November 2011  | U-2        |                150 | 2413                               |
|         5 |                                                                                               |                      |                |            |               4770 |                                    |

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