Lok Sabha Question No. 1655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Demand  and Supply of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1655 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY

†1655. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a huge gap between the demand and supply of electricity in Uttar Pradesh particularly in Baghpat district;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  any  proposal  for  expansion  of  power  projects  in  Baghpat  is  under consideration of the Government; and
- (d) if so, the decision taken by the Government thereon?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : The details of  Power Supply Position in the State of Uttar Pradesh in terms of Energy for the last three years and the current year till October, 2024 are given at Annexure-I.    Power  Supply  Position  indicates  that  Energy  Supplied  has  been commensurate to the Energy Requirement and the Energy deficit has decreased from 0.9% in FY 2022 to 0.3% in FY 2025 (till October, 2024).

Electricity, being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers in a State/ UT is within the purview of respective State Government/Power  Utility.  Power  supply  to  various  districts  including  Baghpat districts of Uttar Pradesh is under the jurisdictional purview of the respective State Government/ power utility.

(c) & (d) :  The details of under construction new power projects in the State of Uttar Pradesh are given at  Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1655 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.12.2024

************* The details of Power Supply Position in the State of Uttar Pradesh in terms of

Energy for the last three 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 )                           | ( %)                             |
| 2021-22                       | 1,29,448                         | 1,28,310                         | 1,138                            | 0.9                              |
| 2022-23                       | 1,44,251                         | 1,43,050                         | 1,201                            | 0.8                              |
| 2023-24                       | 1,48,791                         | 1,48,287                         | 504                              | 0.3                              |
| 2024-25 (upto October, 2024)* | 1,11,367                         | 1,11,071                         | 296                              | 0.3                              |

*Figures for October, 2024 are provisional

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1655 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.12.2024 *************

The  details  of  under  construction  new  power  projects  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh

| Sl.N o      | Project Name/ Impl. Agency   | District     | Sector      | Unit No.    |   Capacity (MW) |
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
| 1           | Ghatampur TPP (NUPPL)        | Kanpur       | CENTRA L    | U-1, 2 & 3  |            1980 |
| 2           | Jawaharpur STPP (UPRVUNL)    | Etah         | STATE       | U-2         |             660 |
| 4           | Khurja SCTPP (THDC)          | Bulandshah r | CENTRA L    | U-1 & 2     |            1320 |
| 3           | Obra-C STPP (UPRVUNL)        | Sonbhadra    | STATE       | U-2         |             660 |
| 5           | Panki TPS Extn. (UPRVUNL)    | Kanpur       | STATE       | U-1         |             660 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                  | Grand Total  | Grand Total | Grand Total |            5280 |

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