Lok Sabha Question No. 1365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Shortage of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1365 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## SHORTAGE OF ELECTRICITY

†1365. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a shortage of electricity in the country due to its increased consumption;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the details of steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the per capita consumption of electricity?

## 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. There  is  a  negligible  gap  between  Energy  Requirement  and  Energy Supplied on account of factors attributable to DISCOMs  such as constraints  in  distribution  network,  financial  constraints,  commercial reasons etc. The details of actual All India Power Supply Position for the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (up-to  June,  2023),  are  given  at Annexure.

(c) : The following steps have been taken to increase the per capita consumption of electricity:

(i) Government of India had launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all  willing  un-electrified  households  in  rural  areas  and  all  willing  poor households in urban areas in the country.

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(ii) The  Government  of  India  has  launched  'Revamped  Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) - a Reforms based and Results linked Scheme' on 20th July 2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector. The scheme will be implemented for a duration of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

(iii) Further, Government of India has implemented schemes like Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  to  achieve  the  objective  of  providing uninterrupted  power  supply  to  the  consumers  by  strengthening  the  subtransmission and distribution systems.

(iv) The Ministry of Power has taken initiative to promote the adoption of Electric  Vehicles  over  Internal  Combustion  Engines  and  use  of  Electric Cooking  by  households.  To  create  awareness  among  masses,  'GO Electric' campaign was launched. These two initiatives have contributed in enhancing awareness about benefits of e-mobility and Electric cooking and are expected to promote use of electricity for transport and cooking in the country.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO.1365 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2023 **************

The details of actual All India Power Supply Position for the last three years and the current year (upto June, 2023):

|                    | Energy [Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [Million Units (MU)]   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year               | Energy Requirement            | Energy Supplied               | Energy not Supplied           | Energy not Supplied           |
|                    | (MU)                          | (MU)                          | (MU)                          | (%)                           |
| 2020-21            | 1,275,534                     | 1,270,663                     | 4,871                         | 0.4                           |
| 2021-22            | 1,379,812                     | 1,374,024                     | 5,787                         | 0.4                           |
| 2022-23            | 1,511,847                     | 1,504,264                     | 7,583                         | 0.5                           |
| 2023-24            | 4,08,621                      | 4,07,762                      | 858                           | 0.2                           |
| (upto June, 2023)* |                               |                               |                               |                               |

(*)-Provisional

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