Lok Sabha Question No. 5410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: New Transmission System
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5410 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

## NEW TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

## 5410.   SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of the maximum power demand recorded in the current Financial Year 202425;
- (b) whether the  Government  has  been  able  to  meet  the  said  demand  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been an increase in energy shortages at the national level during the said period, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the average availability of electricity in rural and urban areas as of February 2025; and
- (e) whether new transmission systems have been added in respect of Transmission Lines and inter-regional Transfer Capacity during the year 2024 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) to (c) : All  India  Peak  Demand  for  FY  2024-25  (upto  February,  2025)  was  2,49,856  MW which occurred on 30.05.2024. This peak demand was successfully met with only a marginal gap of 2 MW.

There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  Present  installed  generation capacity of the country is 470 GW.  Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 238 GW of generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from  power  deficit  to  power  sufficient.  Further,  addition  of  2,01,088  circuit  kilometer  (ckm)  of Transmission  lines,  7,78,017  MVA  of  Transformation  capacity  and  82,790  MW  of  Inter-Regional capacity has been done since 2014 with capability of transferring 1,18,740 MW from one corner of the country to another.

The details of All India Power Supply Position of the country during the last three years and current year 2024-25 (upto February 2025) are given at Annexure. This indicates that the gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied has declined to marginal level  of  0.1%  only during  current  year  2024-25  (upto  February,  2025).  Even  this  marginal  gap  between  Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied is generally on account of constraints in the State transmission/distribution network.

(d) : The average daily hour of power supply in rural and urban areas as of February, 2025 was 22.6 hrs and 23.4 hrs respectively.

- (e) : During  2024  (01-01-2024  to  31-12-2024),  11,116  ckm  of  transmission  lines  (of  220  kV  & above  voltage  level)  and  2,200  MW  of  Inter-Regional  transfer  capacity  have  been  added  in  the system.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO.  5410 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.04.2025

************* The details of All India power supply position during the last three years and current year (upto February 2025):

| Year                           | ENERGY             | ENERGY          | ENERGY              | ENERGY              |
|--------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                                | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy Not Supplied | Energy Not Supplied |
|                                | (MU)               | (MU)            | (MU)                | %                   |
| 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 February, 2025) | 15,47,785          | 15,46,229       | 1,555               | 0.1                 |

*Data for February, 2025  is Provisional.

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