Lok Sabha Question No. 716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Decrease in Electricity Demand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.716 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## DECREASE IN ELECTRICITY DEMAND

†716. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  electricity  demand  has  been  decreased  in  various  parts  of  the country during the last one year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  demand  and  supply  of  electricity  across  the  country during the last two years; and
- (c) the reasons for decrease in demand of electricity in the country?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) :   No, Sir. The demand of power has increased in different parts of the country during the last one year. The details of Power Supply Position in various regions of the country during the year 2022-23 (April, 2022 to March, 2023) as compared to 2021-22 (April, 2021 to March, 2022) and the Power Supply Position during the year 2023-24  (April,  2023  to  October,  2023)  as  compared  to corresponding period of the previous year 2022 (April, 2022 to October, 2022) are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 716 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2023 *************

The details of Power Supply Position in various regions of the country during the year 2022-23 (April, 2022 to March, 2023) as compared to 2021-22 (April, 2021 to March, 2022)

| ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Region                  | April,2022 - March,2023 | April,2022 - March,2023 | April,2021 - March,2022 | April,2021 - March,2022 | % Change                | % Change                |
|                         | Energy Requirement      | Energy Supplied         | Energy Requirement      | Energy Supplied         | Energy Requirement      | Energy Supplied         |
|                         | (MU)                    | (MU)                    | (MU)                    | (MU)                    | (%)                     | (%)                     |
| Northern Region         | 463,088                 | 458,640                 | 417,934                 | 413,915                 | 10.8                    | 10.8                    |
| Western Region          | 475,743                 | 475,157                 | 429,065                 | 428,683                 | 10.9                    | 10.8                    |
| Southern Region         |                         | 370,900                 | 350,678                 | 350,421                 | 5.9                     | 5.8                     |
| Eastern                 | 371,467 182,791         | 180,888                 | 164,054                 | 162,973                 | 11.4                    | 11                      |
| Region North- Eastern   | 18,758                  | 18,680                  | 18,079                  | 18,033                  | 3.8                     | 3.6                     |
| Region All India        | 1,511,847               | 1,504,264               | 1,379,812               | 1,374,024               | 9.6                     | 9.5                     |

The  Power  Supply  Position  during  the  year  2023  (April,  2023  to  October,  2023)  as compared  to  corresponding  period  of  the  previous  year  2022  (April,  2022  to  October, 2022)

|                       | ( Figures in MU net )       | ( Figures in MU net )       | ( Figures in MU net )       | ( Figures in MU net )       | ( Figures in MU net )   | ( Figures in MU net )   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|                       | April, 2023 - October, 2023 | April, 2023 - October, 2023 | April, 2022 - October, 2022 | April, 2022 - October, 2022 | % Change                | % Change                |
| Regions               | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy Requirement      | Energy Supplied         |
| Northern Region       | 302,137                     | 300,889                     | 297,268                     | 294,208                     | 1.6                     | 2.3                     |
| Western Region        | 300,251                     | 299,936                     | 269,359                     | 268,874                     | 11.5                    | 11.6                    |
| Southern Region       | 244,141                     | 243,915                     | 210,868                     | 210,312                     | 15.8                    | 16.0                    |
| Eastern Region        | 123,055                     | 122,197                     | 116,275                     | 114,941                     | 5.8                     | 6.3                     |
| North- Eastern Region | 12,649                      | 12,407                      | 11,673                      | 11,615                      | 8.4                     | 6.8                     |
| All India             | 982,233                     | 979,344                     | 905,443                     | 899,950                     | 8.5                     | 8.8                     |

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