Lok Sabha Question No. 2870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Shortage of Electricity in Metro Cities
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2870

## ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## SHORTAGE OF ELECTRICITY IN METRO CITIES

2870  SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that all major metros like Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru are facing shortage of electricity due to lack of adequate coal supply to thermal plants, redevelopment and infrastructure projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure that the electricity supply is able to keep up with the demand growth?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) :  The coal stock available at coal based power plants in the country has increased from 25.63 Million Tonnes (MT) (sufficient for about 9 days) as on 31.03.2022  to  36.95  Million  Tonnes  (MT)  (sufficient  for  about  13  days)  as  on 31.03.2023 to 50.69 MT (sufficient for about 18 days) as on 31.03.2024. The coal stock has increased from sufficiency of about 9 days to about 18 days during last 24 months. The coal stock available at the power plants as on 31.07.2024 is about 45.8 MT, which is sufficient for about 16 days.

(c) : The following steps are being taken by Govt. of India to ensure Electricity supply to keep up with demand growth:

- (i) Installed  generation  capacity  has  increased  from  2,48,554  MW  in  March 2014 to 4,46,190 MW in June 2024.

Further, as against minimum 80,000 MW thermal capacity targeted to be added by 2031-32, 28,400 MW Thermal Capacity is under construction. In addition,  18,087.50  MW  Hydro  Capacity  and  7,300  MW  Nuclear  Capacity are also expected to be operationalized by 2031-32.

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- (ii) 1,95,181  circuit  kilometer  (ckm)  of  transmission  lines,  7,30,794  MVA  of Transformation  capacity  and  82,790  MW  of  Inter-Regional  capacity  has been added since 2014 with capability of transferring 1,18,740 MW from one corner of the country to another.

Further,  addition  of  21,766  ckm  transmission  line  and  1,77,755  MVA transformation capacity is targeted to be completed by 2026-27.

- (iii) Waiver  of  ISTS  charges  on  transmission  of  electricity  generated  from Solar, Wind, Pumped Storage Plants and Battery Energy Storage Systems.
- (iv) Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) and Energy Storage obligations Trajectory till 2029-30.
- (v) Construction  of  Green  Energy  Corridors  and  putting  in  place  of  13 Renewable Energy Management Centres.
- (vi) Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land  and transmission to Renewable Energy (RE) developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- (vii) India has committed to augment non fossil fuel based installed electricity generation capacity to over 5,00,000 MW by 2031-32.
- (viii)  Under RDSS, projects worth Rs. 2.62 lakh crore for distribution infrastructure works and smart metering works have been sanctioned at National level.
- (ix) Under  Power  System  Development  Fund  (PSDF),  a  total  of  188  projects have  been  approved  for  improvement  of  State,  Regional  and  National Power System.
- (x) Introduction of Real Time Market (RTM), Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM), Green  Term  Ahead  Market  (GTAM),  High  Price  Day  Ahead  Market  (HPDAM)  in  Power  Exchanges.  Also,  DEEP  Portal  (Discovery  of  Efficient Electricity  Price)  for  e-Bidding  and  e-Reverse  for  procurement  of  shortterm power by DISCOMs was introduced.

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