Lok Sabha Question No. 1533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Power for All by 2025
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ms. Bansuri Swaraj, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Smt. Bijuli Kalita Medhi, Shri Biplab Kumar Deb, Shri Brijendra Singh Ola, Shri Mukesh Rajput, Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1533 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## POWER FOR ALL BY 2025

†1533. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI BIPLAB KUMAR DEB:

SMT. BIJULI KALITA MEDHI:

MS. BANSURI SWARAJ:

SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  components  of  the  aspirational  target  of  the  Government  to  provide  "24x7 power to all" by 2025;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  augment  the  power  generation  capacity which  includes  the  ratio  of  coal,  hydro  and  renewable  energy  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to ensure 24x7 power access in remote and rural areas  of  Chhattisgarh,  Tripura  and  Rajasthan,  particularly  the  tribal  areas  where transmission infrastructure is less developed; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which it is likely to be done?

## A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (d) : There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  Present  installed generation capacity of the country is 462 GW.  Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 230 GW of generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient.  Further, addition of 2,00,168 circuit kilometer (ckm) of Transmission lines, 7,66,859 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.

As per the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7 power to all consumers. However, the Commission may specify lower hours of supply for some categories of consumers like agriculture.

……….2.

Government of India has been supporting 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.  Under  these  scheme,  projects worth  Rs. 1.85 lakh Cr.  were  executed  for  strengthening  of power  distribution infrastructure. A total of 18,374 villages were electrified under the DDUGJY and 2.86 Cr households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA.

Further,  Government  of  India  launched  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme (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,  infrastructure  works  worth  Rs.  2.78  lakh  Cr. have been sanctioned for the distribution utilities.

Government of India is further supporting States for grid electrification of left-out households  during  SAUBHAGYA,  under  the  ongoing  scheme  of  RDSS.  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. 4,535 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of 9,97,680 households including  PVTG households identified under PM-JANMAN  and  tribal households  identified  under  DA-JGUA  across  all  the  States  including  the  States  of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Tripura. The State wise details are given at Annexure-I.

The works sanctioned under RDSS also include, projects amounting to Rs. 1,067 crores for extension of electricity distribution infrastructure to far flung Border Areas in the  States  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Sikkim,  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  UT  of Ladakh.

In addition, under New Solar Power Scheme, works worth Rs. 50 Cr. have been sanctioned  for  off-grid  solar  based  electrification  of  9,961  households.  State-wise details placed at Annexure-II

With 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.

Further, the Government of India has taken following steps to ensure round the clock 24x7 power for all:

## 1. Generation Planning:

- (i) Installed  generation  capacity  in  2031-32  is  likely  to  be  874  GW.  This  includes capacity from conventional sources- Coal, Lignite etc., renewable sources- Solar, Wind and Hydro.

- (ii) With  a  view  to  ensure  generation  capacity  remains  ahead  of  projected  peak demand, all the States, in consultation with CEA, have prepared their ' Resource Adequacy Plans (RAPs)',  which are  dynamic 10  year rolling plans and includes power generation as well as power procurement planning.
- (iii) All  the  States  were  advised  to  initiate  process  for  creation  of  generation capacities; from all generation sources, as per their Resource Adequacy Plans.
- (iv) In order to augment the power generation capacity, the Government of India has initiated following capacity addition programme:
- (A) Ministry of Power, in consultation with States, has envisaged a plan to add thermal  capacity  of  a  minimum  80,000  MW  by  2031-32.  Against  this  target, 28,020MW  Thermal  Capacity  is  already  under  construction  and  contracts  for 19,200 MW thermal capacity have been awarded in FY 2024-25. Further, 36,320 MW of coal and lignite based candidate capacity has been identified which is at various stages of planning in the country.

(B) 13,997.5  MW  of  Hydro  Electric  Projects  and  about  8,000  MW  Pumped Storage  Projects  (PSPs)  are  under  construction.  Further,  24,225.5  MW  of  Hydro Electric Projects and 50,760 MW of PSPs are under various stage of planning and targeted to be completed by 2031-32.

(C)  7,300  MW  of  Nuclear  Capacity  is  under  construction  and  targeted  to  be completed by 2029-30.  7,000  MW of  Nuclear Capacity is  under various  stages  of planning and approval.

(D) 1,47,160 MW Renewable Capacity including 84,190 MW of Solar, 26,200 MW of Wind  and  36,330  MW  Hybrid  power  is  under  construction  while  79,270  MW  of Renewable Capacity including 50,830 MW of Solar, 600 MW of Wind and  27,840 MW Hybrid Power is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 202930.

(E)  Six (06) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects of 522.60 MW capacity are  under  construction  and  45  BESS  projects  of  14,242.29  MW  capacity  are  at various stages of planning.

2. Transmission  Planning:  Inter  and  Intra-State  Transmission  System  has  been planned and implementation of the same is taken up in matching time frame of generation capacity addition. As per the National Electricity Plan, about 1,91,474 ckm of transmission lines and 1274 GVA of transformation capacity is planned to be  added  (at  220  kV  and  above  voltage  level)  during  the  ten  year  period  from 2022-23 to 2031-32.

………4.

3. Promotion of Renewable Energy Generation:
2. (i) Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28.
3. (ii) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
4. (iii) Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th  June 2025, for  Green Hydrogen Projects till December, 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December, 2032.
5. (iv) To  boost  RE  consumption,  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation  (RPO)  followed  by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 202930. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 will attract penalties for non-compliance.
6. (v) Standard  Bidding  Guidelines  for  tariff  based  competitive  bidding  process  for procurement  of  Power  from  Grid  Connected  Solar,  Wind,  Wind-Solar  Hybrid  and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) projects have been issued.
7. (vi) Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM),  PM  Surya  Ghar  Muft  Bijli  Yojana,  National  Programme  on  High Efficiency  Solar  PV  Modules,  National  Green  Hydrogen  Mission,  Viability  Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched.
8. (vii) Scheme  for setting up of Ultra Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
9. (viii) Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded  under  the  Green  Energy  Corridor  Scheme  for  evacuation  of  renewable power.
10. (ix) 'Strategy  for  Establishment  of  Offshore  Wind  Energy  Projects'  has  been  issued indicating a bidding trajectory of 37 GW by 2030 and various business models for project development.
11. (x) The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of External Affairs notification dated 19 th  December 2023, to regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.
12. (xi) To achieve the objective of increased domestic production of Solar PV Modules, the Govt. of India is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules. This will enable manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Module

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1533 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025

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## State-wise detail of household electrification sanctioned under RDSS

| Sl. No.                                 | Name of the States                                    | Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crores)   | No. of households Sanctioned   |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| A.                                      | Additional Households                                 |                                  |                                |
| 1                                       | Rajasthan                                             | 459                              | 1,90,959                       |
| 2                                       | Meghalaya                                             | 436                              | 50,501                         |
| 3                                       | Mizoram                                               | 80                               | 15,167                         |
| 4                                       | Nagaland                                              | 70                               | 10,004                         |
| 5                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                         | 931                              | 2,51,487                       |
| 6                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 49                               | 15,475                         |
| 7                                       | Jharkhand                                             | 7                                | 872                            |
| 8                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                       | 77                               | 10,730                         |
| 9                                       | Bihar                                                 | 299                              | 42,584                         |
| 10                                      | Assam                                                 | 786                              | 1,27,111                       |
| 11                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 55                               | 8,453                          |
| 12                                      | Manipur                                               | 214                              | 36,972                         |
| 13                                      | Chhattisgarh                                          | 317                              | 63,161                         |
|                                         | Total (A)                                             | 3,780                            | 8,23,476                       |
|                                         | Under Vibrant Villages Programme                      |                                  |                                |
| 1                                       | Himachal Pradesh*                                     | 6                                | -                              |
| 2                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 20                               | 1,683                          |
| 3                                       | Uttarakhand                                           | 13                               | 1,154                          |
|                                         | Total (B)                                             | 39                               | 2,837                          |
| C. C1 Sanctioned under 1 Andhra Pradesh | Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyayay Maha RDSS | Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) 89           | 25,054                         |
| 2                                       | Bihar                                                 | 0.28                             | 51                             |
| 3                                       | Chhattisgarh                                          | 38                               | 7,077                          |
| 4                                       | Jharkhand                                             | 74                               | 12,442                         |
| 5                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 143                              | 29,290                         |
| 6                                       | Maharashtra                                           | 27                               | 8,556                          |
| 9                                       | Kerala                                                | 1                                | 345                            |
| 8                                       | Karnataka                                             | 4                                | 1,615                          |
| 10                                      | Tamil Nadu                                            | 30                               | 10,673                         |
| 11                                      |                                                       |                                  | 11,664                         |
|                                         | Telangana                                             | 7                                | 3,884                          |
| 12                                      | Tripura                                               | 62                               | 669                            |
| 13                                      | Uttarakhand                                           | 1                                |                                |
|                                         | Sub Total (C1)                                        | 516                              |                                |
|                                         |                                                       |                                  | 1,29,269                       |
| C2 Plan 1                               | Under State Gujarat                                   | 0                                | 0                              |
| 2                                       | Odisha                                                | 0                                | 0                              |
| 3                                       | West Bengal                                           | 0                                | 0                              |
|                                         | Sub Total (C2)                                        | 0                                | 0                              |
|                                         | Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan      | (DA-JGUA)                        |                                |
| 1                                       | Chhattisgarh                                          | 12                               | 2,550                          |
| 2                                       | Maharashtra                                           | 2                                | 480                            |
| 3                                       | Tripura                                               | 43                               | 8,189                          |
| 4                                       | Karnataka                                             | 31                               | 3,682                          |
| 5                                       | Telangana                                             | 112                              | 27,197                         |
| (A+B+C+D)                               | Grand Total                                           | 4,535                            | 9,97,680                       |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1533 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025 ************* Off-grid solar based household electrification sanctioned under New Solar Power Scheme

| Sl. No.   | States             | No. of households Sanctioned   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh     | 1,675                          |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh 1,578 |                                |
| 3.        | Jharkhand          | 2,342                          |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh     | 2,060                          |
| 5.        | Karnataka          | 179                            |
| 6.        | Kerala             | 98                             |
| 7.        | Telangana          | 326                            |
| 8.        | Tripura            | 1,703                          |
| Total     | Total              | 9,961                          |

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