Lok Sabha Question No. 2058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Peak Power Demand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Himadri Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2058

## ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## PEAK POWER DEMAND

2058. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE: SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the country met its highest ever peak power demand this year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase production capacity between 201415 to 2023-24; and
- (d) the capacity of total power generation in Year 2013?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Yes,  Sir.    The  peak  demand  has  gone  up  from  135918  MW  in  2013-14  to 243271 MW in September 2023. This is a rise of almost 79% in last nine (09) years.  This increase in demand is because of two factors :-  (1) India has been one of the world's fastest  growing  major  economies  in  recent  years  and  (2)  2.86  Crores  households  have been provided  new electricity connections. To meet the demand, we have added 193794 MW generation  capacity  in  the  past  nine  (09)  years  transforming  our  country  to  power sufficiency.

A series of concerted measures have led to 70 % increase in generation capacity from  248554  MW  in  March  2014  to  425536  MW  in  October  2023.  As  a  result,  the  gap between Peak demand and peak demand met has come down from 4.5 % in 2013-14 to 1.4 % in 2023-24 (upto November-23) and the gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied has come down from 4.2 % in 2013-14 to 0.3 % in 2023-24 (up to November-23).

The details of Power Supply Position in the country during the last year i.e. 2022-23 and the current year i.e. 2023-24 (upto November 2023) are given at Annexure.

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- (c) : We have taken following steps to increase the production capacity between 201415 to 2023-24 in the country: -
- (i) The installed capacity which was 248554 MW in March 2014 has gone upto 425536 MW in October 2023.  Installed capacity of coal has increased from 139663 MW in March 2014 to 206825 MW in October 2023. Installed capacity of Renewable sector has increased from 75519 MW in March 2014 to 178983 MW in October 2023.
- (ii) 1,87,849 circuit kilometer (ckm) of transmission lines, 6,82,767 MVA of Transformation capacity and 80,590 MW of Inter-Regional capacity has been added connecting  the  whole  country  into  one  grid  running  on  one  frequency  with  the capability of transferring 1,16,540 MW from one corner of the country to another. India's grid has emerged as one of the largest unified grids in the world. Connecting the whole country into one grid has transformed the country into one unified power market.  Distribution  Companies  can  buy  power  at  cheapest  available  rates  from any  generator  in  any  corner  of  the  country  thereby  enabling  cheaper  electricity tariffs for consumers.
- (iii) India has  committed  to  augment  non  fossil  fuel  based  installed electricity generation capacity to over 500000 MW by 2030. Transmission plan for integration of  500000  MW  RE  capacity  by  2030  is  being  implemented  in  a  phase  manner commensurate  with  RE  capacity  addition.  At  present  about  179000  MW  of  non fossil fuel generation capacity is already integrated.
- (iv) Govt  have  constructed  Green  Energy  Corridors  and  put  in  place  13  Renewable Energy Management Centres. Presently Renewable Energy Capacity is 178000 MW and 99000 MW is under installation.
- (v) We have made efforts to make Power Sector viable. The AT&C losses have come down from 22.62% in 2013-14 to 15.41% in 2022-23.  All current payment of Gencos are up-to-date and the legacy dues of Gencos have come down from Rs. 1.35 lakh crore to Rs. 6000 Crore.  The subsidy payment to DISCOMS on account of subsidies announced by State Government are up-to-date.
- (vi) Further, during the last nine (09) years, the Government of India has implemented Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated  Power Development (IPDS) schemes to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply by strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution network. The Government of India has also implemented the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana(SAUBHAGYA) with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connection to all willing un-electrified house hold  in  rural  area  and  all  willing  poor  household  in  urban  areas  in  the  country. Under  these  schemes,  18374  villages  have  been  electrified  and  2.86  crore household were provided electricity connections. As a result 100 % villages have been electrified. Besides this, 2927 new substations have been added, upgradation of 3965 existing sub stations has been carried out and 8.86 Lac circuit kms of HT and  LT  lines  have  been  added/  changed.  As  a  result  of  these  measures,  the availability  of  power  in  rural  areas  has  increased  from  12  hours  in  2015  to  20.6 hours in 2023.  The availability of power in urban areas is 23.6 hours.

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We  have  taken  policy  measures  which  has  made  the  power  sector  vibrant  and viable. Some of these measures are as follows:

- (vii) Waiver of ISTS charges on transmission of electricity generated from Solar, Wind, Pumped Storage Plants and Battery Energy Storage Systems.
- (viii) Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) and Energy Storage obligations Trajectory till 2029-30.
- (ix) In 2019, Government announced measures to promote Hydro Power Sector such as Declaring  Large  Hydro  Projects  (>25  MW)  as  Renewable  Energy  source,  Tariff rationalization  measures  for  bringing  down  hydropower  tariff,  Budgetary  Support for Flood Moderation/ Storage Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs), Budgetary Support to Cost of Enabling Infrastructure i.e., roads/bridges, etc.
- (x) Introduction of Real Time Market (RTM), Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM), Green Term  Ahead  Market  (GTAM),  High  Price  Day  Ahead  Market  (HP-DAM)  in  Power Exchanges. Also, DEEP Portal (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) for e-Bidding and e-Reverse for procurement of short-term power by DISCOMs was introduced.
- (xi) Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- (xii) SHAKTI  policy  for  transparent  allocation  of  coal  to  Thermal  Power  plant  was introduced,  which  enabled  efficient  domestic  coal  allocation  to  Thermal  power plants and also ensured revival of various stressed Thermal Power projects.
- (xiii) Construction  of  the  Inter-State  transmission  system  ahead  of  the  generation capacity.
- (d) : The total power generation capacity in the country as on 31.03.2013 was around 223 GW.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2058 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2023 ************** The details of Power Supply Position of the country during the last year i.e. 2022-23 and the current year i.e. 2023-24 (upto November 2023):

|                                  | Energy             | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak        | Peak     | Peak           | Peak           |
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Years                            | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Peak Demand | Peak Met | Demand not Met | Demand not Met |
|                                  | ( MU )             | ( MU )          | ( MU )              | ( % )               | ( MW )      | ( MW )   | (MW)           | ( % )          |
| 2022-2023                        | 15,11,847          | 15,04,264       | 7,583               | 0.5                 | 2,15,888    | 2,07,231 | 8,657          | 4.0            |
| 2023-2024 (upto November, 2023*) | 11,02,887          | 10,99,907       | 2,980               | 0.3                 | 2,43,271    | 2,39,931 | 3,340          | 1.4            |

*Provisional

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