Lok Sabha Question No. 4570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Power Consumption in Industries
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4570 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## POWER CONSUMPTION IN INDUSTRIES

†4570. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any evaluation has been made regarding the annual rate of increase in the per capita consumption of power in the country;
- (b) if so, whether any assessment has been made regarding the excessive increase in the demand of electricity during the last few years in the country;
- (c) whether each state is working in a planned way to cater the supply and demand of power, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the total quantum of power consumed by the industries and households each year in the country; and
- (e) whether  any  assessment  has  been  made  regarding  power  consumption  in  the industries and households during the last three years and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) : The  details  of  year-wise  per  capita  consumption  of  power  in  the  country indicating  the    annual  rate  of  increase  during  the  period  from  March,  2018  to  March, 2024 are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) : There has been consistent increase in demand of electricity in the country during last  few  years.  The  details  of  Energy  requirement  during  the  period  from  2018-19  till 2023-24,  as  per  Annexure-II,  indicate  CAGR  (Compounded  Annual  Growth  Rate)  of  5% during this period. The implementation of Government of India schemes such as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) has significantly improved  electricity  access  and  provided  reliable  &  continuous  power  supply  to households in both rural and urban areas across the country. In addition, factors like rapid  economic  growth,  urbanization,  rising  living  standards  and  the  growing  use  of energy-intensive devices like air conditioners, other appliances, and digital technologies further  contribute  to  this  demand.  Moreover,  climate  change-induced heat stress, and variable monsoon rainfall, also contribute to the rising demand for electricity.

Government  of  India  is  further  supporting  States  for  grid  electrification  of households  left-out  during  SAUBHAGYA,  under  the  ongoing  scheme  of  Revamped Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS),  launched  in  July,  2021.  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 DAJGUA (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.  4,643  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for  electrification  of  10,19,030 households including  PVTG households identified under PM-JANMAN  and  tribal households identified under DA-JGUA across all the States. 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. (c) : 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. All  the  States  were  advised  to  initiate  process  for  creation  of  generation capacities; from all generation sources, as per their Resource Adequacy Plans. (d) & (e) : The details of Electricity consumed by the industries and household in the country from FY 2017-18 to 2022-23 indicating also the growth rate during this period are given at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4570 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.03.2025

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The detail of year-wise per capita consumption of power in the country along with annual rate of increase from March, 2018 to March, 2024:

| Financial Year   | Per Capta Consumption( kWh)   | Annual Rate of increase (%)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 31.03.2018       | 1,149                         |                               |
| 31.03.2019       | 1,181                         | 2.79                          |
| 31.03.2020       | 1,208                         | 2.29                          |
| 31.03.2021       | 1,161                         | -3.89*                        |
| 31.03.2022       | 1,255                         | 8.10                          |
| 31.03.2023       | 1,331                         | 6.06                          |
| 31.03.2024       | 1,395                         | 4.81                          |

* Covid Period

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4570 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.03.2025 ************* The  details  of  Energy  Requirement  indicating  growth  rate  and  Compounded  Annual Growth Rate (CAGR):

| FY       | Energy Requirement   | Growth %   | CAGR   |
|----------|----------------------|------------|--------|
|          | (MU)                 | %          | %      |
| 2018-19  | 12,74,595            |            |        |
| 2019-20  | 12,91,010            | 1.29       |        |
| 2020-21* | 12,75,534            | -1.20      |        |
| 2021-22  | 13,79,812            | 8.18       |        |
| 2022-23  | 15,13,497            | 9.69       |        |
| 2023-24  | 16,26,132            | 7.44       |        |

*Covid Period

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4570 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.03.2025 *************

The details of Electricity consumed in Million Units (MUs) by the industries and household in the country from FY 2017-2018 to 2022-23 :

| Year    | Domestic    | Growth%   | Industrial   | Growth%   |
|---------|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|
| 2017-18 | 2,73,545.02 |           | 4,68,613.30  |           |
| 2018-19 | 2,88,243.11 | 5.37      | 5,19,196.29  | 10.79     |
| 2019-20 | 3,08,745.00 | 7.11      | 5,32,820.00  | 2.62      |
| 2020-21 | 3,30,808.94 | 7.15      | 5,08,776.19  | -4.51*    |
| 2021-22 | 3,39,780.47 | 2.71      | 5,56,480.96  | 9.38      |
| 2022-23 | 3,53,156.08 | 3.94      | 5,93,895.17  | 6.72      |

* Covid Period

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