Lok Sabha Question No. 1237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Demand and Supply of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1237 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER

1237. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has fixed the target for electricity generation at 1750 billion unit (BU) for the year 2023-24, wherein 75 per cent electricity would be generated through Thermal Power plant with average Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 56 per cent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the proposal with the Government to bridge the gap between demand and supply of electricity, particularly during peak season in the country?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : The electricity generation programme has been fixed at 1750 BU for the  year  2023-2024.  75.66  percent  of  electricity  would  be  generated  from Thermal Power Plant with an average plant load factor (PLF) of 66.90 percent.

- (c) : There  is  adequate  capacity  available  in  the  country  to  meet  the rising demand of power with projected Energy Surplus of 56,796 MU (3.6%) and Peak  Surplus  of  1,717  MW  (0.7%)  in  the  year  2023-24.  The  details  of  all  India Energy Requirement, Energy Availability, Peak Demand, and Peak Met are given at Annexure.

In order to increase the power generation capacity in the country, 18 numbers of coal based thermal power projects having total capacity of 25440 MW, one (1) no. gas based thermal power project having capacity of 370 MW and 42  numbers  of  hydro-electric  projects  (above  25  MW)  having  total  capacity  of 18033.5  MW  (as  on  30 th   June  2023)  are  under  construction  in  the  country. Further,  Nuclear  capacity  totalling  to  8000  MW  is  under  various  stages  of construction.

........2.

In  addition,  the  following  steps  have  been  taken  for  meeting  the increased demand for power during peak season in the country:

- (i) Measures  have  been  taken  to  ensure  the  maximum  availability  of  the generation capacity. The generators shall complete the maintenance work of their plants well before the period of high demand.
- (ii) Monitoring  and  Coordination  with  Ministries  of  coal  and  railways  on  a regular basis for increasing the production and dispatch of coal as much as possible.
- (iii) All  generators  have  been  asked  to  ensure  import  of  Coal  for  blending purposes  in  case  of  shortage  of  domestic  coal  so  that  there  is  no  load shedding.
- (iv) All captive coal blocks have been asked to maximize the coal production to  supplement  the  coal  supply  from  domestic  coal  companies  (CIL  and SCCL).
- (v) Additional  arrangement  for  gas  for  running  gas  based  stations  has  been planned from GAIL, during high power demand months.
- (vi) The Electricity Amendment Rule, 2022 has been notified on 29th December 2022  which  mandate  preparation  of  resource  adequacy  plan  so  as  to successfully meet the power demand of the consumers.
- (vii) Imported  Coal  Based  (ICB)  plants  have  been  issued  statutory  directions under  Section  11  of  Electricity  Act  to  stock  coal  and  generate  power during high demand period.
- (viii)  Reservoir level  of  Hydro  Stations  are  being  monitored  for  optimum utilization  of  water.  All  hydro  plants  have  been  instructed  to  operate  in consultation  with  RLDCs/  SLDCs  to  optimize  water  utilization  in  current month for better availability in next month.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1237 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2023

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The  details  of  anticipated  All  India  Energy  Requirement,  Energy  Availability, Peak Demand, and Peak Met for the year 2023-24 is as below:

| Energy      | Energy       | Energy                 | Energy                 | Peak     | Peak         | Peak                   | Peak                   |
|-------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Requirement | Availability | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Demand   | Availability | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) | Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) |
| (MU)        | (MU)         | (MU)                   | (%)                    | (MW)     | (MW)         | (MW)                   | (%)                    |
| 15,89,873   | 16,46,670    | 56,796                 | 3.6                    | 2,29,018 | 2,30,734     | 1,717                  | 0.7                    |

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