Lok Sabha Question No. 2443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2443 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025

## POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

2443.  SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  power  generation  capacity  of  the  country  and  the  share  of  renewable energy in it;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  uninterrupted  power  supply, especially in rural and backward areas; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to regulate electricity tariffs to make power affordable for common citizens 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) : The  details  of  source-wise  installed  Generation  Capacity  of  the  country  (as  on 31.01.2025) are given at Annexure. The share of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in the total installed Generation Capacity is 45.5%.

(b) : Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers  is  within  the  purview  of  the  respective  State  Government/Power  Utility. Government of  India  has  supported  the  States/  UTs  through  schemes  like  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) to improve access and quality of power supply to all consumers. These schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. Under these scheme, projects worth Rs. 1.85 lakh Cr. were executed for strengthening of power distribution infrastructure.

Further,  Government  of  India,  in  July  2021,  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply  to  consumers  through  a  financially  sustainable  and  operationally  efficient Distribution Sector in the country. The scheme aims to reduce the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to pan-India levels  of 12-15%  and the Average Cost  of Supply and Average Revenue Realized (ACS-ARR) Gap to zero.

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Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  to  the  Distribution Utilities  eligible  under  scheme  for  upgradation  of  distribution  infrastructure  &  smart metering works. Projects worth Rs. 1.48 lakh crores for distribution infrastructure and Rs. 1.31 lakh crores for smart metering works have been sanctioned which would help to improve  the  reliability  and  quality  of  power  supply  in  the  country  including  the  rural areas.

Government of India is supporting electrification of all households left out during SAUBHAGYA period under the scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Survey has been carried out by distribution utilities to identify un-electrified households. Works  amounting  to  Rs.  4,643  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for  grid  electrification  of 10,19,030  households.  This  includes  grid  electrification  of  households  left-out  during SAUBHAGYA,  households  belonging  to  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG) identified under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) and tribal  households  as  well  as  public  places  identified  under  DA-JGUA  (Dharti  Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan).

With the collective efforts of Centre and States/UTs, the average hours of supply in rural and urban areas have improved to 21.9 hrs and 23.4 hrs, respectively, in FY 2024.

(c) : As  per  provision  of  the  Electricity  Act,  2003,  the  responsibility  for  fixing  retail supply  tariff  of  electricity  falls  under  the  purview  of  respective  State  Electricity Regulatory Commissions. Tariff Policy provides the guiding principles for determination of  tariff.  Retail  Supply  Tariff  of  electricity  depends  upon  various  factors  like  power purchase cost and other operational and financial parameters of Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and it varies across the DISCOMs throughout the country.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.

2443 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.03.2025

************* The details of source-wise installed Generation Capacity of the country (as on 31.01.2025):

| Category        | Category                       | Category                       | Category                       | Installed Generation Capacity (MW)   | % Share in Total   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Fossil Fuel     | Coal                           | Coal                           | Coal                           | 2,13,873                             | 45.9%              |
| Fossil Fuel     | Lignite                        | Lignite                        | Lignite                        | 6,620                                | 1.4%               |
| Fossil Fuel     | Gas                            | Gas                            | Gas                            | 24,818                               | 5.3%               |
| Fossil Fuel     | Diesel                         | Diesel                         | Diesel                         | 589                                  | 0.1%               |
| Fossil Fuel     | Total Fossil Fuel :            | Total Fossil Fuel :            | Total Fossil Fuel :            | 2,45,900                             | 52.7%              |
| Non-Fossil Fuel | Renewable Energy Sources (RES) | Renewable Energy Sources (RES) | Renewable Energy Sources (RES) | 2,12,170                             | 45.5%              |
| Non-Fossil Fuel | Hydro                          | Hydro                          | 46,968                         |                                      | 10.1%              |
| Non-Fossil Fuel | Wind, Solar & Other RE         | Wind, Solar & Other RE         | 1,65,202                       |                                      | 35.4%              |
| Non-Fossil Fuel |                                | Wind                           | 48,365                         |                                      | 10.4%              |
| Non-Fossil Fuel |                                | Solar                          | 1,00,330                       |                                      | 21.5%              |
| Non-Fossil Fuel |                                | Bio Mass Power                 | 10,743                         |                                      | 2.3%               |
| Non-Fossil Fuel |                                | Waste to Energy                | 663                            |                                      | 0.1%               |
| Non-Fossil Fuel |                                | Small Hydro Power              | 5,101                          |                                      | 1.1%               |
| Non-Fossil Fuel | Nuclear                        | Nuclear                        | Nuclear                        | 8,180                                | 1.8%               |
| Non-Fossil Fuel | Total Non-Fossil Fuel :        | Total Non-Fossil Fuel :        | Total Non-Fossil Fuel :        | 2,20,350                             | 47.3%              |
|                 | Total Installed Capacity       | (Fossil Fuel & Non-Fossil      | Fuel)                          | 4,66,251                             | 100%               |

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