Lok Sabha Question No. 2902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Self Sufficiency in Energy Demand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2902 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2024

## SELF SUFFICIENCY IN ENERGY DEMAND

## 2902. SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is self sufficient in the field of energy demands and supply and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the different conventional and non-conventional sources of energy and their share to meet the energy demand; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the green energy availability?

A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) :   There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  Present  installed generation  capacity  of  the  country  is  4,54,452  MW.    Government  of  India  has addressed  the  critical  issue  of  power  deficiency  by  adding  2,22,500  MW  of generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient.

1,98,970  ckm  of  transmission  lines  have  been  added  since  April  2014 connecting the whole country into one grid running on one frequency.  This has enabled  to  transfer  1,18,740  MW  from  one  corner  of  the  country  to  another. Distribution system has been strengthened by implementing projects of 1.85 lac crores under DDUGJY  (Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana) /IPDS (Integrated Power Development Scheme)/SAUBHAGYA (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana).  Under the above distribution sector  schemes,  2927  new substations  have  been  added,  upgradation  of  3965  existing  sub-stations  has  been carried  out,  6,92,200  Distribution  Transformers  have  been  installed,  Feeder separation of 1,13,938 ckm has been done and 8.5 Lakh ckm of HT and LT lines have been added/upgraded across the States.

Under RDSS, projects worth Rs. 2.77 lakh crore for distribution infrastructure works and smart metering works have been sanctioned at National level.

As  a  result  of  these  measures,  the  hours  of  supply  for  rural  areas  has improved from 12.5 hrs in FY 2014 to 21.9 hrs in FY 2024 and for urban areas it has improved from 22.1 hrs in FY 2014 to 23.4 hrs in FY 2024. The gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied has come down from 4.2% in 2013-14 to 0.1% in FY 2024-25 (till October, 2024). Marginal gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied is generally on account of constraints in the State transmission/distribution network.

The details of power supply position in the country in terms of Energy for the last ten years and the current year till October-2024 are given at  Annexure-I.

- (b) :   The details of the different  conventional and non-conventional sources of energy as on 31.10.2024 and their share to meet energy demand in the country are given at Annexure-II.
- (c): India has committed to augment non fossil fuel based installed electricity generation capacity to over 5,00,000 MW by 2030. The Government has taken the following steps to increase the green energy production in the country:
- (i) 1,27,050 MW of Renewable Capacity is under construction and 89,690 MW is under various stages of tendering.
- (ii) Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Renewable energy sector up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- (iii) Waiver  of  Inter  State  Transmission  System  (ISTS)  charges  for  inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025.
- (iv) Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029- 30.
- (v) Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land  and transmission  to  RE  developers  for  installation  of  RE  projects  on  a  large scale.
- (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, Development of 1 GW Offshore Wind Energy Projects, etc. (vii) Laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity under  the  Green  Energy  Corridor  Scheme  for  evacuation  of  renewable power. (viii) 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  with  an  outlay  of  Rs. 24,000  crore.  This  will  enable  manufacturing  capacity  of  Giga  Watt  (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Module. (ix) Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects. (x) Notification  of  Promoting  Renewable  Energy  through  Green  Energy  Open Access Rules 2022. (xi) Launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges. (xii) National  Green  Hydrogen  Mission  launched  with  an  aim  to  make  India  a global hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. (xiii) Construction of Green Energy Corridors and putting in place 13 Renewable Energy Management Centres.

************

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 2902 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.12.2024 ************* The details of power supply position in the country in terms of Energy for the last ten years and the current year till October-2024

|               | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   |
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Years         | Energy Requirement               | Energy Supplied                  | Energy not Supplied              | Energy not Supplied              |
|               | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( %)                             |
| 2014-15       | 10,68,923                        | 10,30,785                        | 38,138                           | 3.6                              |
| 2015-16       | 11,14,408                        | 10,90,850                        | 23,558                           | 2.1                              |
| 2016-17       | 11,42,928                        | 11,35,332                        | 7,596                            | 0.7                              |
| 2017-18       | 12,13,326                        | 12,04,697                        | 8,629                            | 0.7                              |
| 2018-19       | 12,74,595                        | 12,67,526                        | 7,070                            | 0.6                              |
| 2019-20       | 12,91,010                        | 12,84,444                        | 6,566                            | 0.5                              |
| 2020-21       | 12,75,534                        | 12,70,663                        | 4,871                            | 0.4                              |
| 2021-22       | 13,79,812                        | 13,74,024                        | 5,787                            | 0.4                              |
| 2022-23       | 15,13,497                        | 15,05,914                        | 7,583                            | 0.5                              |
| 2023-24       | 16,26,132                        | 16,22,020                        | 4,112                            | 0.3                              |
| 2024-25 (upto | 10,28,850                        | 10,27,589                        | 1,261                            | 0.1                              |

**************

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 2902 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.12.2024

*************

The details of the different  conventional and  non-conventional  sources  of  energy as on 31.10.2024 and their share to meet energy demand in the country

| Sources   | Installed Capacity (MW)   | % age share of Total   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------|

| Conventional Sources :           | Conventional Sources :           | Conventional Sources :   |   Conventional Sources : |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|                                  | Coal                             | 2,11,030                 |                    46.44 |
|                                  | Lignite                          | 6,620                    |                     1.46 |
| Thermal                          | Gas                              | 24,818                   |                     5.46 |
|                                  | Diesel                           | 589                      |                     0.13 |
|                                  | Total Thermal                    | 2,43,057                 |                    53.48 |
| Nuclear                          | Nuclear                          | 8,180                    |                     1.8  |
| Large Hydro                      | Large Hydro                      | 46,968                   |                    10.34 |
| Sub-total (Conventional Sources) | Sub-total (Conventional Sources) | 2,98,205                 |                    65.62 |

| Non-Conventional :                   | Non-Conventional :                   | Non-Conventional :   |   Non-Conventional : |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Renewable Energy                     | Solar Power                          | 92,119               |                20.27 |
|                                      | Wind Power                           | 47,717               |                10.5  |
| Sources (RES)                        | Bio Power                            | 10,728               |                 2.36 |
| (Including small Hydro)              | Small Hydro Power                    | 5,077                |                 1.12 |
|                                      | Waste to Energy                      | 606                  |                 0.13 |
| Sub-total (Non-Conventional Sources) | Sub-total (Non-Conventional Sources) | 1,56,247             |                34.38 |

| Total Installed Capacity   | 4,54,452   | 100.00   |
|----------------------------|------------|----------|

*****************