Lok Sabha Question No. 1955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Performance of DISCOMs in Rajasthan
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1955 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025

## PERFORMANCE OF DISCOMS IN RAJASTHAN

1955.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  location  of  the  major  power  plants  situated  in  Rajasthan  and  their  role  in ensuring a stable power supply in the State;

(b) the  manner  in  which  the  performance  of  DISCOMs  has  improved  in  Rajasthan particularly in meeting renewable energy obligations and reducing power losses;

(c) the measures taken by the Government to ensure reliable agricultural power supply in regions like Jhalawar-Baran, Kota-Bundi and other rural areas of Rajasthan; and

(d) the status of power cuts in Rajasthan particularly in rural and agricultural regions along with the steps being taken by the Government to minimize disruptions for farmers? A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) : The details of major power plants situated in Rajasthan are given at Annexure-I. These Power plants (State, Central and Private Owned) cater to the base load demand (24x7) of the State.

(b) : Rajasthan  DISCOMs  have  promoted  diverse  array  of  projects  ranging  from Utility/Grid Scale Solar parks to Distributed Generation and Solar Rooftop & Solar Pump installation under various schemes of Government of India to achieve its RPO target. This includes  implementation  of  component-A  of  PM-KUSUM  wherein  489  no.  of  Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) of 602 MW capacity have been signed and 457 MW capacity has  been  commissioned  till  date.  Further,  under  Component-C  of  PM-KUSUM  scheme, Rajasthan DISCOMs signed 1696 no. of PPAs of 4,300 MW. Generation has commenced from 850 MW projects under this scheme. Along with this, tenders are being issued for setting up solar projects of 4,700 MW under PM-KUSUM A in the state.

PM-KUSUM  scheme  facilitated  Rajasthan  DISCOMs  in  meeting  the  Agriculture demand and reducing the CAPEX on Transmission/Distribution system and Transmission losses. This has resulted in lower tariff discovered under the scheme ultimately reducing the average power purchase cost of DISCOMs.

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Further, Government of India, in July 2021, launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply  to  consumers  through  a  financially  sustainable  and  operationally  efficient Distribution Sector in the country. Under RDSS, projects worth Rs. 18,693 Cr. and Rs. 9,715 Cr. for distribution infrastructure and smart metering works respectively have been sanctioned  for  the  State  of  Rajasthan.  These  works  are  under  various  stages  of implementation.    In  addition,  various  other  initiatives  have  also  been  undertaken  by Government of India to improve the performance of distribution utilities. As a result of implementation of various reform measures, the AT&C losses of Utilities of Rajasthan have declined from 26.23% in FY21 to 22.08% in FY24.

(c) :    Government of India has continuously laid emphasis on segregation of mixed load feeders  with  more  than  30%  agricultural  load  into  agriculture  and  non-agricultural feeders.  It  would  help  in  efficient  load  management,  facilitate  judicious  roistering  of supply for agricultural consumption and enable solarization of agricultural feeders which would help in day-time supply to farmers while reducing the cost of supply. Under RDSS, segregation of 12,835 Agriculture feeders at an estimated cost of Rs. 10,201 Cr. has been sanctioned  for  the  State  of  Rajasthan  out  of  which  248  feeders  have  already  been segregated and segregation works in 12,587 feeders is in progress which is expected to be  completed  within  the  scheme  period  (March,  2028).  Implementation  of  sanctioned works  would  help  in  providing  reliable  and  quality  supply  to  agricultural  and  nonagricultural consumers in rural areas of the State.

(d) :   Electricity being a concurrent subject, the supply and distribution of electricity to the various categories of consumers including rural and agricultural regions in a State/UT is responsibility of the respective State Government/Power Utility. As per Rule (10) of the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7 power to all consumers. However, the Commission may specify lower hours of supply for some categories of consumers like agriculture. The Rules are applicable for all States and UTs.

State Government has reported that there have been no power cuts during the last nine months and uninterrupted power supply has been provided in rural area except few interruptions due to technical fault. In rural areas, Rajasthan DISCOMs provided on an average 21 to 23 hours of single-phase power supply to domestic consumers and 6 hours of three-phase block supply to agricultural consumers.  To minimize disruptions in power supply to farmers, steps such as timely rectification of faults, regular maintenance of power  lines,  replacement  of  burnt  transformers  without  undue  delay  etc.  are  being undertaken by the State Government.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1955 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.07.2025 ************* The details of major power plants situated in Rajasthan :

|                | Power Plant                       | District                  | Installed Capacity (in MW)   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| State Owned    | Suratgarh Thermal Power Plant     | Suratgarh, Sri Ganganagar | 2,820                        |
|                | Kota Thermal Power Plant          | Kota                      | 1,240                        |
|                | Dholpur CCPP                      | Dholpur                   | 330                          |
|                | Chhabra Thermal Power Station     | Baran                     | 2,320                        |
|                | Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station | Ramgarh                   | 270                          |
|                | Kalisindh Thermal Power Station   | Jhalawar                  | 1,200                        |
| Private IPP    | Rajwest Thermal Power Plant       | Barmer                    | 1,080                        |
|                | Adani Power Limited               | Kawai, Baran              | 1,200                        |
| Central Sector | Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant      | Kota                      | 1,780                        |
|                | NLC Thermal Power Plant           | Bikaner                   | 250                          |

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