Lok Sabha Question No. 3131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Power Consumption Demand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3131

## ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## POWER CONSUMPTION DEMAND

## 3131. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that average demand ofpower consumption in the country is 215 Gigawatt  and  supply  during  peak  time  stood  at  192  Gigawatt,  which  causes  massive power-cut in different parts of the country;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  power  supply  as  per  the increasing demand of consumption and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of growth in demand and supply of Power during the last five years and the proposals to meet up the demand of power consumption by 2030 thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) : The Power sector has been transformed in the past few years. The demand has increased rapidly due to (i) rapid economic growth in recent years, (ii) providing new connections to 2.86 crore households and (iii) increase in hours of supply from 12.5 hrs (2014-15) to 20.6 hrs (2022-23) in rural areas & the supply in urban areas is 23.8 hrs and we have met the demand.  The peak demand has gone up from 135918 MW in 2013-14 to 243271 MW in September 2023. This is a rise of almost 79% and the demand has been met. There has been 50.8% increase in energy requirement in the country as compared to  2014.  A  series  of  concerted  measures  have  led  to  70%  increase  in  generation capacity from 248554 MW in March 2014 to 425536 MW in October 2023.

The  details  of  All  India  Power  Supply  Position  of  the  country  during  the months  of  April  2023  to  November,  2023  are  given  at  Annexure-I.  The  gap  between Energy  Requirement  and  Energy  Supplied  during  the  period  from  April,  2023  to November,  2023  is  in  the  range  of  0.1%  to  0.6%.  Even  this  gap  between  Energy Requirement  and  Energy  Supplied  was  generally  on  account  of  factors,  other  than adequacy  of  power  availability  in  the  country  e.g.  constraints  in  state  transmission network, distribution network, financial constraints of DISCOMs etc.

- (b) & (c) : The details of All India Power Supply Position in terms of Energy and Peak during  last  five  (05)  years  are  given  at  Annexure-II.  There  is  adequate  availability  of power  in  the  country.  We  have  addressed  the  critical  issue  of  power  deficiency  by adding 193794 MW of generation capacity in the past nine (09) years transforming our country to

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power sufficiency. As a result, the gap between Peak demand and peak demand met has come down from 4.5% in 2013-14 to 1.4% in 2023-24 (upto November-23) and the gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied has come down from 4.2% in 2013-14 to 0.3% in 2023-24 (up to November-23).

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) conducts Electric Power Survey (EPS) of the country every five years for estimating the electricity demand of the country on medium and long term basis as obligated under Section 73(a) of the Electricity Act-2003. As per 20th  Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  report  published  in  November  2022,  the  peak electricity demand in the country in 2030-31 is expected to be 350670 MW.

We have taken following steps to meet the increased demand for power in the country:-

- (i) In order to ensure an uninterrupted power supply for the nation's growth, the anticipated capacity addition between 2023-32 is given below:
- a) 27180 MW of Thermal Capacity is under construction, 12000 MW has been bid  out  and  19000  MW  under  clearances.  The  total  anticipated  Thermal capacity addition by 2031-2032 will be 87910 MW.
- b) 18033.5  MW  of  Hydro  Capacity  (including  stalled  projects) is  under construction  and  the  total  anticipated  Hydro  capacity  addition  by  20312032 is likely to be 42014 MW.
- c) 8000  MW  of  Nuclear  Capacity is under construction and the total anticipated Nuclear capacity addition by 2031-2032 will be 12200 MW.
- d) 78935 MW  of Renewable Energy Capacity is also currently under construction and the anticipated RE capacity addition by 2031-32 will be 322000 MW.

Thus,  total  132148.5  MW  of  Capacity  is  under  construction  and  the  total anticipated capacity addition by 2031-2032 is likely to be 464124 MW.

- (ii) 1,87,849  circuit  kilometer  (ckm)  of  transmission  lines,  6,82,767  MVA  of Transformation capacity and 80,590 MW of Inter-Regional capacity has been added connecting the whole country into one grid running on one frequency with the capability of transferring 1,16,540 MW from one corner of the country to another. India's grid has emerged as one of the largest unified grids in the world.  Connecting  the  whole  country  into  one  grid  has  transformed  the country into one unified power market. Distribution Companies can buy power at  cheapest available rates from any generator in any corner of the country thereby enabling cheaper electricity tariffs for consumers.

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- (iii) India  has  committed  to  augment  non  fossil  fuel  based  installed  electricity generation  capacity  to  over  500000  MW  by  2030.  Transmission  plan  for integration  of  500000  MW  RE  capacity  by  2030  is  being  implemented  in  a phase  manner  commensurate  with  RE  capacity  addition.  At  present  about 179000 MW of non fossil fuel generation capacity is already integrated.
- (iv) Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land  and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- (v) We  have  reformed  the  Electricity  market  by  adding  the  Real  Time  Market (RTM), Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM), Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM), High  Price  Day  Ahead  Market  (HP-DAM)  in  Power  Exchanges.  Also,  DEEP Portal (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) for e-Bidding and e-Reverse for procurement of short-term power by DISCOMs was introduced.
- (vi) Govt have constructed Green Energy Corridors and put in place 13 Renewable Energy Management Centres. Presently Renewable Energy Capacity is 178000 MW and 78935 MW is under installation.
- (vii) We have made the Power Sector viable. The AT&C losses have come down from 22.62% in 2013-14 to 15.41% in 2022-23.  All current payment of Gencos are up-to-date and the legacy dues of Gencos have come down from Rs. 1.35 lakh crore to Rs. 6000 Crore.  The subsidy payment to DISCOMS on account of subsidies announced by State Government are up-to-date.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.    3131 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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The details of All India Power Supply Position of the country during the months of April, 2023 to November, 2023

|                            | Energy             | Energy          | Energy          | Energy   | Peak        | Peak     | Peak           | Peak           |
|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Months                     | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy Supplied | not      | Peak Demand | Peak Met | Demand not Met | Demand not Met |
|                            | ( MU )             | ( MU )          | ( MU )          | ( %)     | ( MW )      | ( MW )   | ( MW )         | ( %)           |
| April, 2023                | 1,30,414           | 1,30,082        | 332             | 0.3      | 2,16,142    | 2,15,972 | 170            | 0.1            |
| May, 2023                  | 1,36,846           | 1,36,504        | 342             | 0.2      | 2,21,718    | 2,21,423 | 295            | 0.1            |
| June, 2023                 | 1,40,520           | 1,40,276        | 244             | 0.2      | 2,24,106    | 2,23,292 | 814            | 0.4            |
| July, 2023                 | 1,40,618           | 1,40,419        | 199             | 0.1      | 2,09,039    | 2,08,952 | 87             | 0.0            |
| August, 2023               | 1,52,176           | 1,51,324        | 852             | 0.6      | 2,38,824    | 2,36,295 | 2,529          | 1.1            |
| September, 2023            | 1,41,827           | 1,41,299        | 528             | 0.4      | 2,43,271    | 2,39,931 | 3,340          | 1.4            |
| October, 2023              | 1,39,832           | 1,39,441        | 391             | 0.3      | 2,22,160    | 2,21,539 | 621            | 0.3            |
| November, 2023             | 1,20,653           | 1,20,562        | 91              | 0.1      | 2,04,861    | 2,04,605 | 256            | 0.1            |
| April to November, 2023(*) | 11,02,887          | 10,99,907       | 2,980           | 0.3      | 2,43,271    | 2,39,931 | 3,340          | 1.4            |

*Provisional

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3131 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023 ************** The  details  of  All  India  Power  Supply  Position  in  terms  of  Energy  during  last  5  years.

| Year                          | Energy Requirement   | Energy Requirement   | Energy Supplied   | Energy Supplied   | Energy Not Supplied   | Energy Not Supplied   |
|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                               | (MU)                 | % Growth             | (MU)              | % Growth          | (MU)                  | (%)                   |
| 2018-19                       | 1,274,595            | 5.0                  | 1,267,526         | 5.2               | 7,070                 | 0.6                   |
| 2019-20                       | 1,291,010            | 1.3                  | 1,284,444         | 1.3               | 6,566                 | 0.5                   |
| 2020-21                       | 1,275,534            | -1.2                 | 1,270,663         | -1.1              | 4,871                 | 0.4                   |
| 2021-22                       | 1,379,812            | 8.2                  | 1,374,024         | 8.1               | 5,787                 | 0.4                   |
| 2022-23                       | 15,11,847            | 9.6                  | 15,04,264         | 9.5               | 7,583                 | 0.5                   |
| 2022-23 (upto                 | 10,15,908            | -                    | 10,10,203         | -                 | 5,705                 | 0.6                   |
| 2023-24 (upto November, 2023) | 11,02,887            | 8.6                  | 10,99,907         | 8.9               | 2,980                 | 0.3                   |

The  details of All India Power  Supply Position in terms of Peak  during last 5 years.

|                               | Peak Demand   | Peak Demand   | Peak Met   | Peak Met   | Demand Not Met   | Demand Not Met   |
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
| Year                          | (MW)          | % Growth      | (MW)       | % Growth   | (MW)             | %                |
| 2018-19                       | 177,022       | 7.9           | 175,528    | 9.2        | 1,494            | 0.8              |
| 2019-20                       | 183,804       | 3.8           | 182,533    | 4.0        | 1,271            | 0.7              |
| 2020-21                       | 190,198       | 3.5           | 189,395    | 3.8        | 802              | 0.4              |
| 2021-22                       | 203,014       | 6.7           | 200,539    | 5.9        | 2,475            | 1.2              |
| 2022-23                       | 2,15,888      | 6.3           | 2,07,231   | 3.3        | 8,657            | 4.0              |
| 2022-23 (upto November, 2022) | 2,15,888      | -             | 2,07,231   | -          | 8,657            | 4.0              |
| 2023-24 (upto November, 2023) | 2,43,271      | 12.7          | 2,39,931   | 15.8       | 3,340            | 1.4              |

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