Lok Sabha Question No. 1927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Demand and Supply of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1927

## ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY

## †1927. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the gap between the demand and supply of electricity at present;
- (b) the measures being taken by the Government to bridge the said gap;
- (c) whether the Government has recently conducted any study to assess the demand of electricity in near future;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any measures to meet the excess demand of electricity in future and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : 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 from power deficit to power surplus.  We have increased the generation capacity by 70% from 248554 MW in March 2014 to 425536 MW in October 2023.

We have added 187849 ckt kilometre of transmission lines in the past nine years (09)  connecting  the  whole  country  into  one  grid  running  on  one  frequency.    This  has enabled  us  to  transfer  116540  MW  from  one  corner  of  the  country  to  another.  We strengthened the distribution system by implementing projects of 1.85 lac crores under DDUGJY/IPDS/SAUBHAGYA  and  constructing  2927  sub-stations,  upgrade  3964  substations and adding 8.86 lac circuit kilometres of HT/LT lines.  As a result, the availability of power in rural areas has gone up from 12 hours in 2015 to 20.6 hours in 2023.  In urban areas, power available is 23.6 hours. The gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied has come down from 4.2% in 2013-14 to 0.3 % in 2023-24. Even this gap between Energy  Requirement  and  Energy  Supplied  is  generally  on  account  of  constraints  in  the State transmission/distribution network and financial constraints of DISCOMs etc.

(c) & (d) : 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.

.........2.

The  20 th   Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  report  published  in  November  2022, covers  electricity  demand  projection  for  the  year  2021-22  to  2031-32  as  well  as perspective  electricity  demand  projection  for  the  year  2036-37  and  2041-42  for  the country. The details are given at Annexure.

(e) : 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 2031-2032 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) India  has  committed  to  augment  non  fossil  fuel  based  installed  electricity generation  capacity  to  over  500000  MW  by  2030.  Transmission  plan  for integration 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.
- (iii) Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land  and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- (iv) 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.
- (v) 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 upto-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 ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1927 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2023 ************** Electricity demand projection for the year 2023-24 to 2031-32.

| Year    |   Electrical energy requirement (in MU) |   Peak Electricity Demand (in MW) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2023-24 |                                 1600214 |                            230144 |
| 2024-25 |                                 1694634 |                            244565 |
| 2025-26 |                                 1796627 |                            260118 |
| 2026-27 |                                 1907835 |                            277201 |
| 2027-28 |                                 2021072 |                            294716 |
| 2028-29 |                                 2139125 |                            313098 |
| 2029-30 |                                 2279676 |                            334811 |
| 2030-31 |                                 2377646 |                            350670 |
| 2031-32 |                                 2473776 |                            366393 |

Perspective electricity demand projection for the year 2036-37 and 2041-42

| Year    | Electrical energy requirement (in MU)   | Peak Electricity Demand (in MW)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2036-37 | 30,95,487                               | 4,65,531                          |
| 2041-42 | 37,76,321                               | 5,74,689                          |

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