Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Impact of Shortage of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.108 ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026

## IMPACT OF SHORTAGE OF POWER

108.   SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  power  shortage  in  urban,  rural,  manufacturing  and  industrial sectors in Maharashtra and other States in the country;
- (b) the  reasons  for  power  shortage  in  these  sectors  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to address the issue;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the impact of power shortage on the economy and industrial growth; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the measures being taken by the Government to ensure adequate power supply to meet the growing demand?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a)  to  (c)  :  There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  Present  installed generation capacity of the country is 513.730 GW.  Government of India has addressed the  critical  issue  of  power  deficiency  by  adding  289.607  GW  of  fresh  generation capacity  since  April,  2014  transforming  the  country  from  power  deficit  to  power sufficient.

The State/ UT-wise details of Power Supply Position, including Maharashtra, for the last three years and the current FY i.e. 2025-26 (upto December, 2025) are attached at Annexure. These details indicate that Energy Supplied has been commensurate to the Energy Requirement with only a marginal gap which is generally on account of constraints in the State transmission/distribution network. Hence there is no impact of shortage on the economy and industrial growth.

Further, Electricity being a concurrent subject, the supply and distribution of electricity to the various categories of consumers/areas/districts in a State/UT is within the purview of the respective State Government/Power Utility. The Central Government supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in Central  Sector  through  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)  and  allocating power from them to the various States / UTs.

(d) : The Government have taken the following steps to meet the increasing demand of electricity in the country:

1. Generation Planning:
2. (i) As per National Electricity Plan (NEP), installed generation capacity in 2031-32 is likely to be 874 GW. 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.
3. (ii) All  the  States  were  advised  to  initiate  process  for  creating/  contracting generation  capacities;  from  all  generation  sources,  as  per  their  Resource Adequacy Plans.
4. (iii) In order to augment the power generation capacity, the Government of India has initiated following capacity addition programme:
5. (A) The projected thermal (coal and lignite) capacity requirement by the year 2034-35 is estimated at approximately 3,07,000 MW as against the 2,11,855 MW installed capacity as on 31.03.2023. To meet this requirement, Ministry of Power has envisaged to set up an additional minimum 97,000 MW coal and lignite based thermal capacity.

To meet this requirement, several initiatives have already been undertaken.  Thermal  capacities  of  around  17,360  MW  have  already  been commissioned since April 2023 till 20.01.2026. In addition, 39,545 MW of thermal capacity (including 4,845 MW of stressed thermal power projects) is currently under construction. The contracts of  22,920 MW have been awarded and is due for  construction.  Further,  24,020  MW  of  coal  and  lignite-based  candidate capacity  has  been  identified  which  is  at  various  stages  of  planning  in  the country.

- (B) 12,973.5 MW  of Hydro Electric Projects are under construction. Further, 4,274 MW of Hydro Electric Projects are under various stage of planning and targeted to be completed by 2031-32.
- (C) 6,600 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)  1,57,800 MW Renewable Capacity including 67,280 MW of Solar, 6,500 MW of Wind and 60,040 MW Hybrid power is under construction while 48,720 MW of Renewable Capacity including 35,440 MW of Solar and 11,480 MW Hybrid Power is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2029-30.

(E)  In energy storage systems, 11,620 MW/69,720 MWh Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction. Further, a total of 6,580 MW/39,480 MWh capacity of  Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are concurred and yet to be taken up for construction. Currently, 9,653.94  MW/  26,729.32  MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity are under construction and 19,797.65 MW/ 61,013.40 MWh BESS capacity are under tendering stage

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 1,274 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.

## 3. Promotion of Renewable Energy Generation:

- (i) Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for interstate sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.
- (ii) 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.
- (iii) Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) are regularly inviting bids for procurement of RE power.
- (iv) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- (v) To  augment  transmission  infrastructure  needed  for  steep  RE  trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2032.
- (vi) Laying  of  new  intrastate  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station capacity  has  been  funded  under  the  Green  Energy  Corridor  Scheme  for evacuation of renewable power.
- (vii) Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being  implemented  to  provide  land  and  transmission  to  RE  developers  for installation of RE projects at large scale
- (viii) 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, New Solar Power Scheme (for  Tribal  and  PVTG  Habitations/Villages)  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched
- (ix) To  encourage  RE  consumption,  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation  (RPO) followed  by  Renewable  Consumption  Obligation  (RCO)  trajectory  has  been notified till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under  the  Energy  Conservation  Act,  2001  will  attract  penalties  on  noncompliance.
- (x) 'Strategy  for  Establishment  of  Offshore  Wind  Energy  Projects'  has  been issued.
- (xi) Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale  of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
- (xii) Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been launched to achieve the objective of localisation of supply chain for solar PV Modules.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 108 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026

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The State-wise detail of Power Supply Position in the country in terms of Energy for the year 2022-23 and 202324.

| State/ System /        | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2022 - March, 2023   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   | April, 2023 - March, 2024   |
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/ System /        | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy not Supplied         | Energy not Supplied         | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy not Supplied         | Energy not Supplied         |
| Region                 | ( MU )                      | ( MU )                      | (MU)                        | ( %)                        | (MU)                        | ( MU )                      | (MU)                        | %)                          |
| Chandigarh             | 1,788                       | 1,788                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,789                       | 1,789                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Delhi                  | 35,143                      | 35,133                      | 10                          | 0                           | 35,501                      | 35,496                      | 5                           | 0                           |
| Haryana                | 61,451                      | 60,945                      | 506                         | 0.8                         | 63,983                      | 63,636                      | 348                         | 0.5                         |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 12,649                      | 12,542                      | 107                         | 0.8                         | 12,805                      | 12,767                      | 38                          | 0.3                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | 19,639                      | 19,322                      | 317                         | 1.6                         | 20,040                      | 19,763                      | 277                         | 1.4                         |
| Punjab                 | 69,522                      | 69,220                      | 302                         | 0.4                         | 69,533                      | 69,528                      | 5                           | 0                           |
| Rajasthan              | 1,01,801                    | 1,00,057                    | 1,745                       | 1.7                         | 1,07,422                    | 1,06,806                    | 616                         | 0.6                         |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 1,44,251                    | 1,43,050                    | 1,201                       | 0.8                         | 1,48,791                    | 1,48,287                    | 504                         | 0.3                         |
| Uttarakhand            | 15,647                      | 15,386                      | 261                         | 1.7                         | 15,644                      | 15,532                      | 112                         | 0.7                         |
| Northern               |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| Region                 | 4,63,088                    | 4,58,640                    | 4,449                       | 1                           | 4,76,852                    | 4,74,946                    | 1,906                       | 0.4                         |
| Chhattisgarh           | 37,446                      | 37,374                      | 72                          | 0.2                         | 39,930                      | 39,872                      | 58                          | 0.1                         |
| Gujarat                | 1,39,043                    | 1,38,999                    | 44                          | 0                           | 1,45,768                    | 1,45,740                    | 28                          | 0                           |
| Madhya                 |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| Pradesh                | 92,683                      | 92,325                      | 358                         | 0.4                         | 99,301                      | 99,150                      | 151                         | 0.2                         |
| Maharashtra            | 1,87,309                    | 1,87,197                    | 111                         | 0.1                         | 2,07,108                    | 2,06,931                    | 176                         | 0.1                         |
| Dadra & Nagar          |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| Daman & Diu            | 10,018                      | 10,018                      | 0                           | 0                           | 10,164                      | 10,164                      | 0                           | 0                           |
| Goa                    | 4,669                       | 4,669                       | 0                           | 0                           | 5,111                       | 5,111                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Western Region         | 4,77,393                    | 4,76,808                    | 586                         | 0.1                         | 5,17,714                    | 5,17,301                    | 413                         | 0.1                         |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 72,302                      | 71,893                      | 410                         | 0.6                         | 80,209                      | 80,151                      | 57                          | 0.1                         |
| Telangana              | 77,832                      | 77,799                      | 34                          | 0                           | 84,623                      | 84,613                      | 9                           | 0                           |
| Karnataka              | 75,688                      | 75,663                      | 26                          | 0                           | 94,088                      | 93,934                      | 154                         | 0.2                         |
| Kerala                 | 27,747                      | 27,726                      | 21                          | 0.1                         | 30,943                      | 30,938                      | 5                           | 0                           |
| Tamil Nadu             | 1,14,798                    | 1,14,722                    | 77                          | 0.1                         | 1,26,163                    | 1,26,151                    | 12                          | 0                           |
| Puducherry             | 3,051                       | 3,050                       | 1                           | 0                           | 3,456                       | 3,455                       | 1                           | 0                           |
| Lakshadweep            | 64                          | 64                          | 0                           | 0                           | 64                          | 64                          | 0                           | 0                           |
| Southern               |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| Region                 | 3,71,467                    | 3,70,900                    | 567                         | 0.2                         | 4,19,531                    | 4,19,293                    | 238                         | 0.1                         |
| Bihar                  | 39,545                      | 38,762                      | 783                         | 2                           | 41,514                      | 40,918                      | 596                         | 1.4                         |
| DVC                    | 26,339                      | 26,330                      | 9                           | 0                           | 26,560                      | 26,552                      | 8                           | 0                           |
| Jharkhand              | 13,278                      | 12,288                      | 990                         | 7.5                         | 14,408                      | 13,858                      | 550                         | 3.8                         |
| Odisha                 | 42,631                      | 42,584                      | 47                          | 0.1                         | 41,358                      | 41,333                      | 25                          | 0.1                         |
| West Bengal            | 60,348                      | 60,274                      | 74                          | 0.1                         | 67,576                      | 67,490                      | 86                          | 0.1                         |
| Sikkim                 | 587                         | 587                         | 0                           | 0                           | 544                         | 543                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| Andaman-               |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             | 3.18562                     |
| Nicobar Eastern Region | 348 1,82,791                | 348 1,80,888                | 0 1,903                     | 0.12914 1                   | 386 1,92,013                | 374 1,90,747                | 12 1,266                    | 0.7                         |
| Arunachal              |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| Pradesh                | 915                         | 892                         | 24                          | 2.6                         | 1,014                       | 1,014                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| Assam                  | 11,465                      | 11,465                      | 0                           | 0                           | 12,445                      | 12,341                      | 104                         | 0.8                         |
| Manipur                | 1,014                       | 1,014                       |                             | 0                           |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| Meghalaya              | 2,237                       | 2,237                       | 0 0                         | 0                           | 1,023 2,236                 | 1,008 2,066                 | 15 170                      | 1.5 7.6                     |
|                        | 926                         | 873                         |                             |                             | 684                         | 921                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| Mizoram                | 645                         | 645                         | 0                           | 0                           | 921                         | 684                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| Nagaland Tripura       | 1,547                       | 1,547                       | 54 0                        | 5.8 0                       | 1,691                       | 1,691                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| North-Eastern Region   | 18,758                      | 18,680                      | 78                          | 0.4                         | 20,022                      | 19,733                      | 289                         | 1.4                         |
| All India              |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             | 0.3                         |
|                        | 15,13,497                   | 15,05,914                   | 7,583                       | 0.5                         | 16,26,132                   | 16,22,020                   | 4,112                       |                             |

The State-wise detail of actual Power Supply Position in the country in terms of Energy for the years 2024-25 and the current year 2025-26 (upto December, 2025).

| State/ /                 | April, 2024 - March, 2025   | April, 2024 - March, 2025   | April, 2024 - March, 2025   | April, 2024 - March, 2025   | April, 2025 - December, 2025   | April, 2025 - December, 2025   | April, 2025 - December, 2025   | April, 2025 - December, 2025   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| System                   | Energy Requirement          | Energy Supplied             | Energy not Supplied         | Energy not Supplied         | Energy Requirement             | Energy Supplied                | Energy not Supplied            | Energy not Supplied            |
| Region                   | ( MU )                      | ( MU )                      | ( MU )                      | ( %)                        | ( MU )                         | ( MU )                         | ( MU )                         | ( %)                           |
| Chandigarh               | 1,952                       | 1,952                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,509                          | 1,509                          | 1                              | 0.0                            |
| Delhi                    | 38,255                      | 38,243                      | 12                          | 0                           | 31,011                         | 31,004                         | 7                              | 0.0                            |
| Haryana                  | 70,149                      | 70,120                      | 30                          | 0                           | 55,932                         | 55,867                         | 65                             | 0.1                            |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 13,566                      | 13,526                      | 40                          | 0.3                         | 10,295                         | 10,259                         | 36                             | 0.3                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir          | 20,374                      | 20,283                      | 90                          | 0.4                         | 14,874                         | 14,862                         | 12                             | 0.1                            |
| Punjab                   | 77,423                      | 77,423                      | 0                           | 0                           | 60,852                         | 60,811                         | 41                             | 0.1                            |
| Rajasthan                | 1,13,833                    | 1,13,529                    | 304                         | 0.3                         | 82,782                         | 82,782                         | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 1,65,090                    | 1,64,786                    | 304                         | 0.2                         | 1,29,271                       | 1,29,245                       | 26                             | 0.0                            |
| Uttarakhand              | 16,770                      | 16,727                      | 43                          | 0.3                         | 12,634                         | 12,585                         | 49                             | 0.4                            |
| Northern Region          | 5,18,869                    | 5,17,917                    | 952                         | 0.2                         | 4,00,371                       | 4,00,135                       | 236                            | 0.1                            |
| Chhattisgarh             | 43,208                      | 43,180                      | 28                          | 0.1                         | 31,484                         | 31,475                         | 8                              | 0.0                            |
| Gujarat                  | 1,51,878                    | 1,51,875                    | 3                           | 0                           | 1,18,066                       | 1,18,066                       | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 1,04,445                    | 1,04,312                    | 133                         | 0.1                         | 75,024                         | 75,017                         | 7                              | 0.0                            |
| Maharashtra              | 2,01,816                    | 2,01,757                    | 59                          | 0                           | 1,49,339                       | 1,49,330                       | 9                              | 0.0                            |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and | 10,852                      | 10,852                      | 0                           | 0                           | 8,437                          | 8,437                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Goa                      | 5,411                       | 5,411                       | 0                           | 0                           | 4,085                          | 4,085                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Western Region           | 5,28,924                    | 5,28,701                    | 223                         | 0                           | 3,96,482                       | 3,96,458                       | 24                             | 0.0                            |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 79,028                      | 79,025                      | 3                           | 0                           | 59,580                         | 59,574                         | 6                              | 0.0                            |
| Telangana                | 88,262                      | 88,258                      | 4                           | 0                           | 61,137                         | 61,130                         | 7                              | 0.0                            |
| Karnataka                | 92,450                      | 92,446                      | 4                           | 0                           | 67,697                         | 67,687                         | 9                              | 0.0                            |
| Kerala                   | 31,624                      | 31,616                      | 8                           | 0                           | 22,947                         | 22,945                         | 2                              | 0.0                            |
| Tamil Nadu               | 1,30,413                    | 1,30,408                    | 5                           | 0                           | 99,673                         | 99,664                         | 10                             | 0.0                            |
| Puducherry               | 3,549                       | 3,549                       | 0                           | 0                           | 2,693                          | 2,690                          | 3                              | 0.1                            |
| Lakshadweep              | 68                          | 68                          | 0                           | 0                           | 54                             | 54                             | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Southern Region          | 4,25,373                    | 4,25,349                    | 24                          | 0                           | 3,13,762                       | 3,13,724                       | 38                             | 0.0                            |
| Bihar                    | 44,393                      | 44,217                      | 176                         | 0.4                         | 37,299                         | 37,283                         | 15                             | 0.0                            |
| DVC                      | 25,891                      | 25,888                      | 3                           | 0                           | 18,590                         | 18,587                         | 3                              | 0.0                            |
| Jharkhand                | 15,203                      | 15,126                      | 77                          | 0.5                         | 11,717                         | 11,711                         | 6                              | 0.1                            |
| Odisha                   | 42,882                      | 42,858                      | 24                          | 0.1                         | 34,037                         | 34,032                         | 5                              | 0.0                            |
| West Bengal              | 71,180                      | 71,085                      | 95                          | 0.1                         | 56,921                         | 56,888                         | 32                             | 0.1                            |
| Sikkim                   | 574                         | 574                         | 0                           | 0                           | 378                            | 378                            | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Andaman-                 | 425                         | 413                         | 12                          | 2.9                         | 316                            | 299                            | 17                             | 5.5                            |
| Eastern Region           | 2,00,180                    | 1,99,806                    | 374                         | 0.2                         | 1,58,986                       | 1,58,924                       | 62                             | 0.0                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,050                       | 1,050                       | 0                           | 0                           | 909                            | 909                            | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Assam                    | 12,843                      | 12,837                      | 6                           | 0                           | 10,973                         | 10,973                         | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Manipur                  | 1,079                       | 1,068                       | 10                          | 0.9                         | 863                            | 861                            | 3                              | 0.3                            |
| Meghalaya                | 2,046                       | 2,046                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,542                          | 1,542                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Mizoram                  | 709                         | 709                         | 0                           | 0                           | 559                            | 559                            | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Nagaland                 | 938                         | 938                         | 0                           | 0                           | 772                            | 772                            | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| Tripura                  | 1,939                       | 1,939                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1,523                          | 1,523                          | 0                              | 0.0                            |
| North-Eastern Region     | 20,613                      | 20,596                      | 16                          | 0.1                         | 17,227                         | 17,224                         | 3                              | 0.0                            |
| All India                | 16,93,959                   | 16,92,369                   | 1,590                       | 0.1                         | 12,86,829                      | 12,86,465                      | 363                            | 0.0                            |

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