Lok Sabha Question No. 4016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Estimated Requirement of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4016 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT OF POWER

†4016. SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of electrification done in villages during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  estimated  quantum  of  requirement  and  availability  of power in the country at present;
- (c) the  details  of  loss  of  quantum  of  electricity  and  revenue  during  testing and distribution; and
- (d) the details of the study/assessment done by the Government to deal with the said problem?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a)  :  Government  of  India  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs through  schemes  like  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA), to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable power supply.

As  reported  by  the  States/UTs,  all  the  inhabited  un-electrified  census villages  in  the  country  were  electrified  by  28 th  April,  2018.  A  total  of  18,374 villages were electrified under DDUGJY (State/UT-wise details are enclosed at Annexure-I). Under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA electrification of all willing households was completed by 31 st  March, 2019 as reported by the States/ UTs. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period (State/ UT-wise details are enclosed at Annexure-II). Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

Government of India is further supporting States/ UTs for grid electrification  of  left-out  households  during  SAUBHAGYA,  under  the  ongoing 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  DA-JGUA  (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. 4,281 Cr. have  been  sanctioned  for  electrification  of  9,49,548  households  and  1,70,288 households have been electrified  till date (State/ UT wise details enclosed as Annexure-III). Further, under New Solar Power Scheme, works worth Rs. 49 Cr. have been sanctioned for 9,863 households for off-grid solar based electrification and till date 1,062 households have been electrified (State wise details enclosed as Annexure-IV).

(b) :   There is adequate availability of power in the country. As per projections by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), estimated peak demand during 2024-25 is 253 GW during Solar hours and 235 GW during Non-Solar hours. Present installed generation capacity of the country is 454 GW.

Further, for FY2024-25 (upto October, 2024) the energy requirement was 1,026,642  MU  against  which  energy  supplied  was  1,025,379  MU.    It  may  be observed that the energy supplied in the country is commensurate to the energy requirement.

- (c) & (d) : Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses in the distribution  sector  include  the  energy  losses  and  the  revenue  losses.  It represents  the  difference  between  energy  available  for  sale  (adjusted  for transmission  losses  and  trading  in  energy)  and  energy  realized  which  is  the energy  billed (adjusted  for trading  in  energy)  factored  by  the  collection efficiency.

Government of India has supported the States/ UTs for upgradation and like DDUGJY, IPDS and SAUBHAGYA under which projects worth Rs. 1.85 lakh crore augmentation of power distribution infrastructure through schemes were executed.

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Further,  Government  of  India  launched  RDSS  in  July,  2021  with  the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient Distribution Sector. Under the scheme distribution infrastructure works worth Rs. 2.77 lakh Cr. have been  sanctioned  for  the  distribution  utilities.  The  release  of  funds  under  the scheme  is  contingent  on  performance  of  States/  UTs  on  various  parameters including  the  AT&C losses.  In  order  to  reduce  the  technical  losses,  based  on action  plan  of  the  States/  UTs,  works  have  been  sanctioned  for  network strengthening  and  augmentation  which  include  upgradation/  augmentation  of sub-stations and distribution transformers, upgrading of conductors, segregation of mixed-load feeder etc.

In addition, Government of India has taken following initiatives to tackle financial and operational issues of the distribution utilities:

- (i) Rules have been framed for timely payment of the subsidies declared by the State Governments.
- (ii) Timely issuance of tariff and true up orders.
- (iii) Accurate Energy Accounting.
- (iv) Payment of GENCO dues on time through promulgation of LPS Rules.
- (v) Issuing Prudential Norms for providing loans to State Power utilities, and
- (vi) Performance based Additional borrowing space of 0.5% of GSDP.

With  collective  effort  of  Centre  and  States/  UTs  the  AT&C  loss  of distribution utilities have reduced from 22.32% in FY2021 to 15.37% in FY2023.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4016 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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Electrification of inhabited census villages under DDUGJY

| S. No.   | Name of the States/ UTs   | Number of villages electrified   |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1,483                            |
| 2        | Assam                     | 2,732                            |
| 3        | Bihar                     | 2,906                            |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh 1,078        |                                  |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh 28       |                                  |
| 6        | J & K                     | 129                              |
| 7        | Jharkhand                 | 2,583                            |
| 8        | Karnataka                 | 39                               |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh            | 422                              |
| 10       | Maharashtra 80            |                                  |
| 11       | Manipur 366               |                                  |
| 12       | Meghalaya                 | 1,051                            |
| 13       | Mizoram                   | 54                               |
| 14       | Nagaland 78               |                                  |
| 15       | Odisha                    | 3,281                            |
| 16       | Rajasthan                 | 427                              |
| 17       | Tripura                   | 26                               |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh 1,498       |                                  |
| 19       | Uttarakhand               | 91                               |
| 20       | West Bengal               | 22                               |
|          | Total                     | 18,374                           |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4016 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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## Households electrified during SAUBHAGYA period

| Sl. No. Name of the States/   | No of Households electrified   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh*             | 1,81,930                       |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh           | 47,089                         |
| 3 Assam                       | 23,26,656                      |
| 4 Bihar                       | 32,59,041                      |
| 5 Chhattisgarh                | 7,92,368                       |
| 6 Gujarat*                    | 41,317                         |
| 7 Haryana                     | 54,681                         |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh            | 12,891                         |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir             | 3,77,045                       |
| 10 Jharkhand                  | 17,30,708                      |
| 11 Karnataka                  | 3,83,798                       |
| 12 Ladakh                     | 10,456                         |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh             | 19,84,264                      |
| 14 Maharashtra                | 15,17,922                      |
| 15 Manipur                    | 1,08,115                       |
| 16 Meghalaya                  | 2,00,240                       |
| 17 Mizoram                    | 27,970                         |
| 18 Nagaland                   | 1,39,516                       |
| 19 Odisha                     | 24,52,444                      |
| 20 Puducherry*                | 912                            |
| 21 Punjab                     | 3,477                          |
| 22 Rajasthan                  | 21,27,728                      |
| 23 Sikkim                     | 14,900                         |
| 24 Tamil Nadu*                | 2,170                          |
| 25 Telangana                  | 5,15,084                       |
| 26 Tripura                    | 1,39,090                       |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh              | 91,80,571                      |
| 28 Uttarakhand                | 2,48,751                       |
| 29 West Bengal                | 7,32,290                       |
| Total                         | 2,86,13,424                    |

*Not funded under SAUBHAGYA Scheme

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4016 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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## Household electrification sanctioned under RDSS

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/ UTs    | Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crores)   | Sanctioned GBS (Rs. Crores)   | Households Sanctioned   | Households Electrified as on 30.11.2024   |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| A.        | Additional households  |                                  |                               |                         |                                           |
| 1         | Rajasthan              | 459                              | 276                           | 1,90,959                | 64,368                                    |
| 2         | Meghalaya              | 436                              | 392                           | 50,501                  | 0                                         |
| 3         | Mizoram                | 80                               | 72                            | 15,167                  | 0                                         |
| 4         | Nagaland               | 70                               | 63                            | 10,004                  | 0                                         |
| 5         | Uttar Pradesh          | 931                              | 559                           | 2,51,487                | 0                                         |
| 6         | Andhra Pradesh         | 49                               | 30                            | 15,475                  | 12,841                                    |
| 7         | Jharkhand              | 7                                | 4                             | 872                     | 0                                         |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir        | 77                               | 69                            | 10,730                  | 0                                         |
| 9         | Bihar                  | 239                              | 143                           | 35,467                  | 0                                         |
| 10        | Assam                  | 786                              | 707                           | 1,27,111                | 0                                         |
| 11        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 47                               | 42                            | 6,506                   | 0                                         |
| 12        | Manipur                | 214                              | 193                           | 36,972                  | 0                                         |
| 13        | Chhattisgarh           | 317                              | 190                           | 63,161                  | 0                                         |
|           | Total (A)              | 3,712                            | 2,740                         | 8,14,412                | 77,209                                    |
| B.        | Under Vibrant Villages | Program                          |                               |                         |                                           |
| 1         | Himachal Pradesh*      | 6                                | 5                             | -                       | -                                         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 20                               | 18                            | 1,683                   | 0                                         |
| 3         | Uttarakhand            | 13                               | 12                            | 1,154                   | 0                                         |
|           | Total (B)              | 39                               | 35                            | 2,837                   | 0                                         |
| C.        | Under PM-JANMAN        |                                  |                               |                         |                                           |
| C1        | Under RDSS             |                                  |                               |                         |                                           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | 89                               | 53                            | 25,054                  | 24,426                                    |
| 2         | Bihar                  | 0                                | 0                             | 51                      | 0                                         |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh           | 38                               | 23                            | 7,077                   | 4,525                                     |
| 4         | Jharkhand              | 74                               | 44                            | 12,442                  | 62                                        |
| 5         | Madhya Pradesh         | 143                              | 86                            | 29,290                  | 9,665                                     |
| 6         | Maharashtra            | 27                               | 16                            | 8,556                   | 9,216                                     |
| 7         | Rajasthan              | 40                               | 24                            | 17,633                  | 15,817                                    |
| 8         | Karnataka              | 4                                | 2                             | 1,615                   | 1,105                                     |
| 9         | Kerala                 | 1                                | 1                             | 345                     | 312                                       |

| 10   | Tamil Nadu       | 30     | 18     | 10,673   | 4,851    |
|------|------------------|--------|--------|----------|----------|
| 11   | Telangana        | 7      | 4      | 3,884    | 3,884    |
| 12   | Tripura          | 62     | 55     | 11,664   | 7,028    |
| 13   | Uttarakhand      | 1      | 1      | 669      | 669      |
| 14   | Uttar Pradesh    | 1      | 1      | 316      | 195      |
|      | Sub Total (C1)   | 516    | 328    | 1,29,269 | 81,755   |
| C2   | Under State Plan |        |        |          |          |
| 1    | Gujarat          | 0      | 0      |          | 6,626    |
| 2    | Odisha           | 0      | 0      |          | 1,326    |
| 3    | West Bengal      | 0      | 0      |          | 3,372    |
|      | Sub Total (C2)   |        |        |          | 11,324   |
|      | Total (C=C1+C2)  | 516.15 | 328.31 | 1,29,269 | 93,079   |
| D.   | Under DA-JGUA    |        |        |          |          |
| 1    | Chhattisgarh     | 12     | 7      | 2,550    | 0        |
| 2    | Maharashtra      | 2      | 1      | 480      | 0        |
|      | Total (D)        | 14     | 8      | 3,030    | 0        |
|      | Grand Total      | 4,281  | 3,112  | 9,49,548 | 1,70,288 |

(A+B+C+D) *: Works sanctioned for strengthening distribution infrastructure

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4016 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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Off-grid solar based household electrification sanctioned under New Solar Power Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of the States   | Households Sanctioned   | Households Electrified as on 30.11.2024   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 1,675                   | 105                                       |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh         | 1,578                   | 0                                         |
| 3        | Jharkhand            | 2,342                   | 831                                       |
| 4        | Karnataka            | 179                     | 0                                         |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh       | 2,060                   | 0                                         |
| 6        | Telangana            | 326                     | 126                                       |
| 7        | Tripura              | 1,703                   | 0                                         |
| Total    | Total                | 9,863                   | 1,062                                     |

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