Lok Sabha Question No. 2001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Per Capita Consumption of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2001 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF POWER

2001.  SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU.: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that per capita consumption of energy is very less in the country as compared to developed countries;

(b) if  so,  the  details  in  this  regard  and  the  major  factors  contributing  to  this less consumption;

(c) whether any target has been set by the Government in regard to the per capita availability of power to the people and if so, the details thereof including the present per capita availability of power; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to achieve the targets?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam.  The per capita consumption of electricity of India is  less  than  the  developed  countries.  As  reported  on  International  Energy Agency (IEA) website, the per capita electricity consumption of some of the developed  countries  for  the  year  2012  &  2013  is  given  at  Annex.  The  per capita consumption of India during the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 was 914 kWh and 957 kWh respectively.

The low per capita consumption is mainly due to large population,  low  per  capita  income  and  less  access  to  electricity  to  some sections of the population in the country.

(c) : The target for per capita consumption for the year 2015-16 was 1,101 kWh. The per capita consumption during 2015-16 was about 1,075 kWh (provisional).

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(d) : The steps taken by the Government to achieve the target, inter-alia, are:

- (i) Capacity addition of 1,18,537 MW (including 88,537 MW conventional and 30,000 MW renewable) during the 12 th  Plan, i.e. by 2016-17.  As against this, about 85,186 MW from conventional sources and about 17,952  MW  from  renewable  sources  have  been  achieved  till  31 st March, 2016.
- (ii) Construction  of  1,07,440  ckm  transmission  lines  and  setting  up  of 2,82,740  MVA  transformation  capacity  during  the  12 th   Plan,  i.e.  by 2016-17 has been planned. As against this, 84,070 ckm  of transmission  lines  and  2,49,398  MVA  of  transformation  capacity have been achieved till 31 st  March, 2016.
- (iii) Government  of  India  has  taken  initiative  to  prepare  State  specific Action  Plans  for  providing  24X7  Power  For  All  (PFA)  in  partnership with the States.
- (iv) Two  new  schemes  are  being  implemented  by  the  Government  of India,  namely,  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojna  (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks and for segregation of agricultural feeders to give adequate and reliable supply and reduce line losses.
- (v) Promotion  of  energy  conservation,  energy  efficiency  and  other demand side management measures.
- (vi) Central  Government  has  notified  a  new  scheme  namely  Ujjawal Discom  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY)  on  20.11.2015  for  Operational  & Financial  Turnaround  of      Discoms  which  will  facilitate,  inter-alia, reliable, adequate and sufficient power supply to consumers.
- (vii) Expeditious resolution of issues relating to Environmental and forest clearances for facilitating early completion of generation and transmission projects.
- (viii) Providing support from Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for stranded gas based generation.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 2001 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.05.2016. *********** Details of Per Capita Consumption of various developed countries in 2012 & 2013

| Sl. No.                | Per Capita Consumption (kWh)*   | Per Capita Consumption (kWh)*   | Per Capita Consumption (kWh)*   |
|------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                        | Country                         | 2012                            | 2013                            |
| 1                      | Canada                          | 15558                           | 15520                           |
| 2                      | USA                             | 12947                           | 12987                           |
| 3                      | Australia                       | 10218                           | 10067                           |
| 4                      | Japan                           | 7753                            | 7836                            |
| 5                      | France                          | 7367                            | 7382                            |
| 6                      | Germany                         | 7138                            | 7022                            |
| 7                      | Korea                           | 10346                           | 10428                           |
| 8                      | UK                              | 5452                            | 5409                            |
| 9                      | Russia                          | 6602                            | 6562                            |
| 10                     | Italy                           | 5277                            | 5124                            |
| 11                     | South Africa                    | 4410                            | 4328                            |
| 12                     | Brazil                          | 2509                            | 2583                            |
| 13                     | China                           | 3475                            | 3766                            |
| 14                     | World                           | 2972                            | 3026                            |
| Note :- Basic data     | obtained from IEA Website       | obtained from IEA Website       | obtained from IEA Website       |
| *kWh (kilo watt hours) | *kWh (kilo watt hours)          | *kWh (kilo watt hours)          | *kWh (kilo watt hours)          |

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