Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Production and Consumption of Electricity in Telangana
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1954 ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025

## PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY IN TELANGANA

1954.  SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of electricity production and consumption in Telangana including the current installed capacity and peak demand;
- (b) whether the grids and DISCOMs in Telangana are facing financial difficulties, if so, the details thereof including the total debt burden;
- (c) whether Telangana is part of the Ujala Scheme, if so, the details thereof including the benefits and implementation of the scheme in the State;
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government to improve the financial health of the DISCOMs and address the issue of power theft; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  electricity  generation  and reduce dependence on external sources, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a):     Current installed capacity in the State of Telangana is 18,922.24 MW. The source-wise details of electricity production in the State of Telangana for the last three years and current year 2025-26 (upto October, 2025) are given at Annexure- I.

During 2025-26, peak demand of 16,613 MW in Telangana was met successfully. Power Supply Position of Telangana, in terms of Energy and Peak, for the last three year and current year 2025-26 (upto October, 2025) is given at Annexure- II.

- (b):          The  accumulated  losses  of  the  DISCOMs in Telangana have significantly increased from Rs 42,293 crore in FY 2019-20 to Rs 69,741 crore (Provisional) in FY 2024-25 and their outstanding debt has surged from Rs 22,202 crore in FY 2019-20 to Rs 59,230 cr. (Provisional) in FY 2024-25.

(c):     Yes. Under UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) Scheme, a total of 28,75,082 LED bulbs have been sold in the Telangana State. In addition, 3,13, 793 LED Tube Lights and 48,310 Energy Efficient Ceiling Fans have also been sold under the UJALA scheme.

The  implementation  of  the  UJALA  Scheme  has  contributed  to  improved energy  efficiency  in  the  State  of  Telangana  and  has  helped  reduce  electricity consumption and household electricity expenses. The details of benefits in terms of  Annual  Energy  Savings,  Annual  Cost  Savings,  Peak  Demand  Reduction  and Annual  Green  House  Gases  reduction  accrued  due  to  the  scheme  are  given  at Annexure-III.

(d):          Electricity  being  a  concurrent  subject,  the  supply  and  distribution  of electricity  to  the  various  categories  of  consumers  in  a  State/UT  is  within  the jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State  Government/Power  Utility.  Hence,  it  is  the responsibility of respective State/Distribution Utility to take necessary measures for improving the financial health of the DISCOMs and addressing the issue of power theft.

Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  States/ distribution utilities through various reform measures/schemes with the objective of  improving  the  financial  health  of  the  DISCOMs  and  reduction    of    Aggregated Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses.

Government  of  India,  in  July  2021,  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power  supply  to  consumers  through  a  financially  sustainable  and  operationally efficient Distribution Sector in the country. The scheme has an outlay of Rs.3,03,758 Crore with an estimated Government Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs.97,631 Crore. The  scheme  aims  to  reduce  the  Aggregate  Technical  and  Commercial  (AT&C) losses to pan-India levels of 12-15% and the Average Cost of Supply and Average Revenue Realized (ACS-ARR) Gap to zero.

Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  to  the  eligible Distribution Utilities for loss reduction works including upgradation/ augmentation of  sub-stations  and  distribution  transformers,  upgrading  of  conductors,  laying  of ABC/covered conductors/ HVDS system in theft prone areas, segregation of mixedload  feeder  etc,  along  with  system  metering  with  communication  features,  & installation of smart meters for enhancing the efficiency of the distribution network. Under the Scheme, around 20.33 Cr. smart meters have been sanctioned with total sanctioned cost of Rs 1.31 lakh crores. Further, for distribution infrastructure/loss reduction works Rs 1.53 lakh crores have also been sanctioned under RDSS which are under various stages of implementation.

As a result of the concerted efforts made by the Centre and the States, the AT&C Losses have reduced from 21.91% in FY2021 to 16.12% in FY2024 at pan India level.

Further,  Government  of  India  has  taken  following  measures  to  tackle financial  and  operational  issues  of  the  distribution  utilities  for  improving  the financial health of DISCOMs:

- (i) Additional  Borrowing  space  of  0.5%  of  GSDP  to  State  Governments,  which  is conditional on them undertaking specific reforms in the power sector.
- (ii) Additional  Prudential  Norms  for  sanctioning  of  loans  to  State  owned  Power Utilities  which  would  be  contingent  to  the  performance  of  Power  Distribution Utilities against prescribed conditions.
- (iii) Rules for implementation of Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) and  Cost  reflective  tariff  so  as  to  ensure  that  all  prudent  cost  for  supply  of electricity are passed through.
- (iv) Rules and Standard Operating Procedure issued for proper Subsidy Accounting and their timely payment.
- (v) Advisory  to  SERCs  (State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission)  &  JERCs  (Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission) for timely issuance of tariff and true up orders.

So far as Telangana in concerned, in order to address the issue of power theft, State DISCOMs have taken several measures including special inspections in theft prone areas, circle wise intensive inspection in high loss feeders, booking & filing of cases against the offenders in appropriate court, sealing of meter box etc.

- (e): There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  Present  (as  on 31.10.2025) installed generation capacity of the country is 505.023 GW.

As  per  Mid-term  Review  of  20th  Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  report, published by  the  Central  Electricity  Authority,  the  estimated  peak  demand  of  Country  is estimated to be 388 GW by FY 2031-32. In order to meet the rising power demand in  the country the Government of India has initiated following capacity addition programme:

(A) The projected coal and lignite based 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  16,560  MW  have  already  been commissioned since April 2023 till November 2025. In addition, 40,345 MW of thermal capacity (including 4,845 MW of stressed thermal power projects) is currently under construction. Further, contracts of 22,920 MW have been awarded and is due for construction. To meet the projected demand in the

country, 24,020 MW of coal and lignite-based candidate capacity has been identified which is at various stages of planning in the country. (B) 13,223.5  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)  1,56,900 MW Renewable Capacity including 69,180 MW of Solar, 29,650 MW of Wind and 57,630 MW Hybrid power is under construction while 51,420 MW of Renewable Capacity including 36,530 MW of Solar and 13,090 MW Hybrid Power is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2029-30. (E)      In  energy  storage  systems,  11870  MW/71220  MWh  Pumped  Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction. Further, a total of 6580 MW/39480 MWh capacity of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are concurred and yet to be taken up for construction. 25,407.54 MW/77,092.52 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) are currently under various stages of construction/bidding,

The details of capacity addition envisaged in the State of Telangana are given at Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025. The Source-wise details of electricity production in the State of Telangana for the last three years and current year 2025-26 (upto October, 2025) :

|                          | Actual Generation (MUs)   | Actual Generation (MUs)   | Actual Generation (MUs)   | Actual Generation (MUs)           | Actual Generation (MUs)   |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Financial Year (FY)      | Conventional              | Conventional              | Conventional              | Renewable (excluding Large Hydro) | Total                     |
|                          | Coal                      | Large Hydro               | Total                     |                                   |                           |
| 2022-23                  | 50,738                    | 6,010                     | 56,748                    | 7,430                             | 64,178                    |
| 2023-24                  | 56,914                    | 1,243                     | 58,157                    | 7,509                             | 65,666                    |
| 2024-25                  | 56,969                    | 5,271                     | 62,240                    | 7,642                             | 69,882                    |
| 2025-26 (Upto Oct, 2025) | 32,304                    | 5,514                     | 37,818                    | 9,701                             | 47,519                    |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025. Power Supply Position of Telangana in terms of Energy and Peak for the last three year and current year 2025-26 (upto October, 2025) :

|                              | Energy             | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak        | Peak     | Peak           | Peak           |
|------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Financial Year (FY)          | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Peak Demand | Peak Met | Demand not Met | Demand not Met |
|                              | (MU)               | (MU)            | (MU)                | (%)                 | (MW)        | (MW)     | (MW)           | (%)            |
| 2022-23                      | 77,832             | 77,799          | 34                  | 0.0                 | 15,497      | 15,497   | 0              | 0.0            |
| 2023-24                      | 84,623             | 84,613          | 9                   | 0.0                 | 15,622      | 15,622   | 0              | 0.0            |
| 2024-25                      | 88,262             | 88,258          | 4                   | 0.0                 | 17,162      | 17,162   | 0              | 0.0            |
| 2025-26 (upto October, 2025) | 48,320             | 48,317          | 4                   | 0.0                 | 16,613      | 16,613   | 0              | 0.0            |

ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025.

The details of benefits in terms of Annual Energy Savings, Annual Cost Savings, Peak Demand Reduction and Annual Green House Gases reduction accrued due to UJALA scheme: -

| Item                          | Quantity Sold   |   Annual Energy Savings (MWh) Cumulative |   Annual Cost Savings (in crore) Cumulative |   Peak Demand Reduction (MW) Cumulative | Annual GHG ( t- CO ₂ ) Reduction Cumulative   |
|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| LED Bulbs                     | 28,75,082       |                                   387.14 |                                      154.14 |                                   82.24 |                                               |
| LED Tube Lights               | 3,13,793        |                                   387.14 |                                      154.14 |                                   82.24 | 3,13,721.94                                   |
| Energy Efficient Ceiling Fans | 48,310          |                                   387.14 |                                      154.14 |                                   82.24 |                                               |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025.

## The details of capacity addition envisaged in the State of Telangana

| Scheme                   | Implementing Agency   | Capacity             |
|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| Yadadri TPS              | TGGENCO               | 4000 MW (5 x 800 MW) |
| Singareni TPP, Ph-II     | SCCL                  | 800 MW               |
| Telangana STPP, Stage-II | NTPC                  | 2400 MW (3 x 800 MW) |
| Total                    | Total                 | 7200 MW              |

TGGENCO: Telangana Power Generation Corporation SCCL: Singareni Collieries Company Limited STPP: Super Thermal Power Project

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