Lok Sabha Question No. 1426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Scheme to Ensure Power Supply in Rural and Remote Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Zia Ur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1426 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## SCHEME TO ENSURE POWER SUPPLY IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS

†1426. SHRI ZIA UR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government so far to improve power supply across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  any  special  scheme  to  ensure  24X7 power supply in rural and remote areas;
- (c) if so, the salient features and objectives of the said scheme; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a)  to  (d)  :   There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  Present  installed generation  capacity  of  the  country  is  462  GW.    Government  of  India  has  addressed  the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 230 GW of generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient. Further, addition of 2,00,168 circuit kilometer (ckm) of Transmission lines, 7,66,859 MVA of Transformation capacity and 82,790  MW  of  Inter-Regional  capacity  has  been  done  since  2014  with  capability  of transferring 1,18,740 MW from one corner of the country to another.

The State/ UT-wise details of Power Supply Position during the last three years and current  year  2024-25  (upto  December  2024)  are  given  at  Annexure.  Energy  Supplied  has been by and large commensurate to the Energy Requirement. Marginal gap between Energy Requirement  and  Energy  Supplied  is  generally  on  account  of  constraints  in  the  State transmission/distribution network.

Electricity  being  a  concurrent  subject,  supply  and  distribution  of  electricity  to  the consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/Power Utility. As per 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

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Government of India has taken several steps to improve the availability of power in the  country.  Further,  several  schemes have been / are being implemented with a view to ensure 24X7 power supply in the country including rural and remote areas. The details are indicated below:

1. Generation Planning:
2. (i) Installed  generation  capacity  in  2031-32  is  likely  to  be  874  GW.  This  includes capacity  from  conventional  sources-  Coal,  Lignite  etc.,  renewable  sources-  Solar, Wind and Hydro.
3. (ii) With  a  view  to  ensure  generation  capacity  remains  ahead  of  projected  peak demand, all the States, in consultation with CEA, have prepared their ' Resource Adequacy Plans (RAPs)',  which are  dynamic 10  year rolling plans and includes power generation as well as power procurement planning.
4. (iii) All  the  States  were  advised  to  initiate  process  for  creation  of  generation capacities; from all generation sources, as per their Resource Adequacy Plans.
5. (iv) In order to augment the power generation capacity, the Government of India has initiated following capacity addition programme:
6. (A) Ministry of Power, in consultation with States, has envisaged a plan to add thermal capacity of a minimum 80,000 MW by 2031-32. Against this target, 28,020 MW Thermal Capacity is already under construction and contracts for 19,200 MW thermal capacity have been awarded in FY 2024-25. Further, 36,320 MW of coal and  lignite  based  candidate  capacity  has  been  identified  which  is  at  various stages of planning in the country.
7. (B) 13,997.5  MW  of  Hydro  Electric  Projects  and  about  8,000  MW  Pumped Storage  Projects  (PSPs)  are  under  construction.  Further,  24,225.5  MW  of  Hydro Electric Projects and 50,760 MW of PSPs  are under various stage of planning and targeted to be completed by 2031-32.
8. (C) 7,300  MW  of  Nuclear  Capacity  is  under  construction  and  targeted  to  be completed by 2029-30.  7,000 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under various stages of planning and approval.
9. (D)  147,160 MW Renewable Capacity including 84,190 MW of Solar, 26,200 MW of Wind  and  36,330  MW  Hybrid  power  is  under  construction  while  79,270  MW  of Renewable Capacity including 50,830 MW of Solar, 600 MW of Wind and  27,840 MW Hybrid Power is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2029-30.
10. (E)      Six  (06)  Battery  Energy  Storage  System  (BESS)  projects  of  522.60  MW capacity are under construction and 45 BESS projects of 14,242.29 MW capacity are at various stages of planning.

2. Transmission  Planning:  Inter  and  Intra-State  Transmission  System  has  been planned and implementation of the same is taken up in matching time frame of generation  capacity  addition.  As  per  the  National  Electricity  Plan,  about 1,91,474 ckm of transmission lines and 1274 GVA of transformation capacity is planned  to  be  added  (at  220  kV  and  above  voltage  level)  during  the  ten  year period from 2022-23 to 2031-32.

## 3. Distribution System Planning:

- (i)  Government  of  India  has  been  supporting  the  States/  UTs  through  schemes like  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana (SAUBHAGYA)  to  improve  access  and  quality of power  supply to all consumers.  Under  these  scheme,  projects  worth  Rs.  1.85  lakh  Cr.  were executed  for  strengthening  of  power  distribution  infrastructure.  A  total  of 18,374  villages  were  electrified  under  the  DDUGJY  and  2.86  Cr  households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA.
- (ii) Further, Government of India launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in 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. Under the scheme, infrastructure works  worth  Rs.  2.78  lakh  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for  the  distribution utilities.
- (iii) Government of India is further supporting States for grid electrification of leftout  households during SAUBHAGYA, under the ongoing scheme of RDSS. In addition, all identified households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) and tribal households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh  Abhiyan)  are  being  sanctioned  for  on-grid  electricity  connection under RDSS, as per the Scheme guidelines. Till date, works amounting to Rs. 4,535  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for  electrification  of  9,97,680  households including PVTG households identified under PM-JANMAN and tribal households identified under DA-JGUA.
- (iv) With collective efforts of Centre and States/UTs, the average hours of supply in rural and urban areas have improved  to 21.9 hrs and 23.4 hrs, respectively, in FY 2024.

## 4. Promotion of Renewable Energy Generation:

- (i) Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory for  issuance  of  RE  power  procurement  bids  of  50  GW/annum  by  Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28.
- (ii) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

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- (iii) Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for interstate sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December, 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December, 2032.
- (iv) To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable  Consumption  Obligation  (RCO)  trajectory  has  been  notified  till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 will attract penalties for non-compliance.
- (v) Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement  of  Power  from  Grid  Connected  Solar,  Wind,  Wind-Solar  Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) projects have been issued.
- (vi) Schemes  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme  on  High  Efficiency  Solar  PV  Modules,  National  Green  Hydrogen Mission,  Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  Scheme  for  Offshore  Wind  Energy Projects have been launched.
- (vii) Scheme  for  setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  is  being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- (viii) Laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity has been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.
- (ix) 'Strategy  for  Establishment  of  Offshore  Wind  Energy  Projects'  has  been issued indicating a bidding trajectory of 37 GW by 2030 and various business models for project development.
- (x) The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of  External  Affairs  notification  dated  19 th   December  2023,  to  regulate  the grant  of  lease  of  offshore  areas  for  development  of  offshore  wind  energy projects.
- (xi) To  achieve  the  objective  of  increased  domestic  production  of  Solar  PV Modules, the Govt. of India is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme  for High Efficiency Solar PV  Modules. This will enable manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Module

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025

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The details of State / UT wise Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied in the country during FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23:-

(MU: Million Unit)

|                                      | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2021 - March, 2022   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                                      | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy not Supplied         | Energy not Supplied         | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy not Supplied         | Energy not Supplied         |
| State/UT                             | ( MU )                      | ( MU)                       | (MU)                        | ( %)                        | ( MU)                       | (MU)                        | (MU)                        | (%)                         |
| Chandigarh                           | 1,606                       | 1,606                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,788                       | 1,788                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Delhi                                | 31,128                      | 31,122                      | 6                           | 0                           | 35,143                      | 35,133                      | 10                          | 0                           |
| Haryana                              | 55,499                      | 55,209                      | 290                         | 0.5                         | 61,451                      | 60,945                      | 506                         | 0.8                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 12,115                      | 12,088                      | 27                          | 0.2                         | 12,649                      | 12,542                      | 107                         | 0.8                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir                      | 19,957                      | 18,434                      | 1,524                       | 7.6                         | 19,639                      | 19,322                      | 317                         | 1.6                         |
| Punjab                               | 62,846                      | 62,411                      | 436                         | 0.7                         | 69,522                      | 69,220                      | 302                         | 0.4                         |
| Rajasthan                            | 89,814                      | 89,310                      | 504                         | 0.6                         | 1,01,801                    | 1,00,057                    | 1,745                       | 1.7                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 1,29,448                    | 1,28,310                    | 1,138                       | 0.9                         | 1,44,251                    | 1,43,050                    | 1,201                       | 0.8                         |
| Uttarakhand                          | 15,521                      | 15,426                      | 94                          | 0.6                         | 15,647                      | 15,386                      | 261                         | 1.7                         |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 31,908                      | 31,872                      | 35                          | 0.1                         | 37,446                      | 37,374                      | 72                          | 0.2                         |
| Gujarat                              | 1,23,953                    | 1,23,666                    | 287                         | 0.2                         | 1,39,043                    | 1,38,999                    | 44                          | 0                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 86,501                      | 86,455                      | 46                          | 0.1                         | 92,683                      | 92,325                      | 358                         | 0.4                         |
| Maharashtra                          | 1,72,823                    | 1,72,809                    | 14                          | 0                           | 1,87,309                    | 1,87,197                    | 111                         | 0.1                         |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 9,433                       | 9,433                       | 0                           | 0                           | 10,018                      | 10,018                      | 0                           | 0                           |
| Goa                                  | 4,448                       | 4,448                       | 0                           | 0                           | 4,669                       | 4,669                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 68,413                      | 68,219                      | 194                         | 0.3                         | 72,302                      | 71,893                      | 410                         | 0.6                         |
| Telangana                            | 70,539                      | 70,523                      | 16                          | 0                           | 77,832                      | 77,799                      | 34                          | 0                           |
| Karnataka                            | 72,437                      | 72,417                      | 20                          | 0                           | 75,688                      | 75,663                      | 26                          | 0                           |
| Kerala                               | 26,579                      | 26,570                      | 9                           | 0                           | 27,747                      | 27,726                      | 21                          | 0.1                         |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 1,09,816                    | 1,09,798                    | 18                          | 0                           | 1,14,798                    | 1,14,722                    | 77                          | 0.1                         |
| Puducherry                           | 2,894                       | 2,893                       | 1                           | 0                           | 3,051                       | 3,050                       | 1                           | 0                           |
| Lakshadweep                          | 56                          | 56                          | 0                           | 0                           | 64                          | 64                          | 0                           | 0                           |
| Bihar                                | 36,216                      | 35,761                      | 455                         | 1.3                         | 39,545                      | 38,762                      | 783                         | 2                           |
| DVC                                  | 23,741                      | 23,736                      | 4                           | 0                           | 26,339                      | 26,330                      | 9                           | 0                           |
| Jharkhand                            | 11,148                      | 10,590                      | 558                         | 5                           | 13,278                      | 12,288                      | 990                         | 7.5                         |
| Odisha                               | 38,339                      | 38,332                      | 7                           | 0                           | 42,631                      | 42,584                      | 47                          | 0.1                         |
| West Bengal                          | 54,001                      | 53,945                      | 57                          | 0.1                         | 60,348                      | 60,274                      | 74                          | 0.1                         |
| Sikkim                               | 610                         | 609                         | 0                           | 0                           | 587                         | 587                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| Andaman- Nicobar                     | 335                         | 327                         | 8                           | 2.29 199                    | 348                         | 348                         | 0                           | 0.1                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 875                         | 874                         | 1                           | 0.1                         | 915                         | 892                         | 24                          | 2.6                         |
| Assam                                | 10,844                      | 10,825                      | 19                          | 0.2                         | 11,465                      | 11,465                      | 0                           | 0                           |
| Manipur                              | 1,019                       | 1,018                       | 1                           | 0.1                         | 1,014                       | 1,014                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Meghalaya                            | 2,256                       | 2,243                       | 13                          | 0.6                         | 2,237                       | 2,237                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Mizoram                              | 656                         | 644                         | 12                          | 1.8                         | 645                         | 645                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| Nagaland                             | 852                         | 851                         | 1                           | 0.1                         | 926                         | 873                         | 54                          | 5.8                         |
| Tripura                              | 1,578                       | 1,578                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,547                       | 1,547                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| All India                            | 13,79,812                   | 13,74,024                   | 5,787                       | 0.4                         | 15,13,497                   | 15,05,914                   | 7,583                       | 0.5                         |

The details of State / UT wise Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied in the country during FY 2023-24 and current year (upto December, 2024)

(MU: Million Unit)

|                                      | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2024 - December, 2024   | April, 2024 - December, 2024   | April, 2024 - December, 2024   | April, 2024 - December, 2024   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                      | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy not                  | Energy not                  | Energy                         | Energy Supplied                | Energy not Supplied            | Energy not Supplied            |
|                                      | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Supplied                    |                             | Energy                         | Energy Supplied                | MU )                           |                                |
|                                      | ( MU )                      | ( MU )                      | (MU)                        | (%)                         | ( MU )                         | ( MU )                         |                                | ( %)                           |
| Chandigarh                           | 1,789                       | 1,789                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,597                          | 1,597                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Delhi                                | 35,501                      | 35,496                      | 5                           | 0                           | 31,308                         | 31,297                         | 11                             | 0.0                            |
| Haryana                              | 63,983                      | 63,636                      | 348                         | 0.5                         | 56,486                         | 56,457                         | 29                             | 0.1                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 12,805                      | 12,767                      | 38                          | 0.3                         | 10,254                         | 10,219                         | 34                             | 0.3                            |
| UT of J&K and Ladakh                 | 20,040                      | 19,763                      | 277                         | 1.4                         | 14,717                         | 14,636                         | 81                             | 0.6                            |
| Punjab                               | 69,533                      | 69,528                      | 5                           | 0                           | 63,536                         | 63,536                         | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Rajasthan                            | 1,07,422                    | 1,06,806                    | 616                         | 0.6                         | 84,779                         | 84,476                         | 304                            | 0.4                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 1,48,791                    | 1,48,287                    | 504                         | 0.3                         | 1,32,357                       | 1,32,058                       | 299                            | 0.2                            |
| Uttarakhand                          | 15,644                      | 15,532                      | 112                         | 0.7                         | 13,016                         | 12,974                         | 42                             | 0.3                            |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 39,930                      | 39,872                      | 58                          | 0.1                         | 31,494                         | 31,478                         | 17                             | 0.1                            |
| Gujarat                              | 1,45,768                    | 1,45,740                    | 28                          | 0                           | 1,13,697                       | 1,13,697                       | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 99,301                      | 99,150                      | 151                         | 0.2                         | 75,449                         | 75,354                         | 95                             | 0.1                            |
| Maharashtra                          | 2,07,108                    | 2,06,931                    | 176                         | 0.1                         | 1,47,892                       | 1,47,834                       | 58                             | 0.0                            |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 10,164                      | 10,164                      | 0                           | 0                           | 8,153                          | 8,153                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Goa                                  | 5,111                       | 5,111                       | 0                           | 0                           | 4,035                          | 4,035                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 80,209                      | 80,151                      | 57                          | 0.1                         | 58,558                         | 58,555                         | 3                              | 0.0                            |
| Telangana                            | 84,623                      | 84,613                      | 9                           | 0                           | 61,859                         | 61,855                         | 3                              | 0.0                            |
| Karnataka                            | 94,088                      | 93,934                      | 154                         | 0.2                         | 64,447                         | 64,443                         | 4                              | 0.0                            |
| Kerala                               | 30,943                      | 30,938                      | 5                           | 0                           | 23,478                         | 23,470                         | 8                              | 0.0                            |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 1,26,163                    | 1,26,151                    | 12                          | 0                           | 98,577                         | 98,572                         | 5                              | 0.0                            |
| Puducherry                           | 3,456                       | 3,455                       | 1                           | 0                           | 2,735                          | 2,735                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Lakshadweep                          | 64                          | 64                          | 0                           | 0                           | 50                             | 50                             | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Bihar                                | 41,514                      | 40,918                      | 596                         | 1.4                         | 35,400                         | 35,246                         | 154                            | 0.4                            |
| DVC                                  | 26,560                      | 26,552                      | 8                           | 0                           | 19,606                         | 19,603                         | 3                              | 0.0                            |
| Jharkhand                            | 14,408                      | 13,858                      | 550                         | 3.8                         | 11,647                         | 11,573                         | 74                             | 0.6                            |
| Odisha                               | 41,358                      | 41,333                      | 25                          | 0.1                         | 33,046                         | 33,023                         | 24                             | 0.1                            |
| West Bengal                          | 67,576                      | 67,490                      | 86                          | 0.1                         | 55,769                         | 55,681                         | 88                             | 0.2                            |
| Sikkim Andaman-                      | 544                         | 543                         | 0                           | 0                           | 401                            | 401                            | 0                              | 0.0 3.0                        |
| Nicobar                              | 386                         | 374                         | 12                          | 3.2                         | 316                            | 307                            | 9 0                            | 0.0                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 1,014                       | 1,014                       | 0                           | 0                           | 767                            | 767                            | 6                              |                                |
| Assam                                | 12,445                      | 12,341                      | 104                         | 0.8 1.5                     | 10,250 771                     | 10,244                         |                                | 0.1                            |
| Manipur                              | 1,023                       | 1,008                       | 15                          |                             |                                | 770                            | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Meghalaya                            | 2,236                       | 2,066                       | 170                         | 7.6                         | 1,514                          | 1,514                          | 0                              |                                |
|                                      |                             |                             |                             |                             |                                |                                |                                | 0.0                            |
| Nagaland                             | 921                         | 921                         | 0                           | 0                           | 721                            | 721                            | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Tripura                              | 1,691                       | 1,691                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,527                          | 1,527                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| All India                            | 16,26,132                   | 16,22,020                   | 4,112                       | 0.3                         | 12,80,037                      | 12,78,565                      | 1,472                          | 0.1                            |

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