Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Demand of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015

## DEMAND OF ELECTRICITY

†*260. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the demand of electricity for the next five years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  being  taken  by  the Government to meet the demand;
- (c) whether progress of the power projects is being affected due to paucity of funds and if so, the corrective action taken in this regard; and
- (d) other steps being taken to meet the future increase in demand?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.260 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.08.2015   REGARDING DEMAND OF ELECTRICITY.

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(a) & (b) : As  per  18 th   Electric  Power  Survey  (EPS)  Report  brought  out  by  Central Electricity Authority, the Electric Energy Requirement (EER) and Annual Peak Electric Load (APEL) of the country for the next five years is given below:

| Year    | Electrical Energy Requirement (MU)   | Annual Peak Electric Load (MW)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2015-16 | 1257589 183902                       |                                  |
| 2016-17 | 1354874                              | 199540                           |
| 2017-18 | 1450982                              | 214093                           |
| 2018-19 | 1552008                              | 229465                           |
| 2019-20 | 1660783                              | 246068                           |

Generation capacity addition has been planned to meet the rising demand of electricity in the country. Generation capacity addition target during 12 th  Five Year Plan  (2012-17)  is  88,537  MW  from  conventional  sources,  in  addition,  a  capacity  of 30,000 MW has been planned from Renewable Energy Sources.

- (c)  : A  few  generation  projects  are  stalled  and  progress  of  few  generation projects is slow due to paucity of funds. Various measures to enhance investment in infrastructure  including  power  are  being  taken  by  the  Government.  Some  of  the measures specific to the power sector are given below:
-  Rs.100  crore  allocated  for  preparatory  work  for  a  new  scheme  'Ultra-  Modern Super Critical Coal Based Thermal Power Technology,' to promote cleaner, more efficient thermal power.
-  The  10  year  tax  holiday  has  been  extended  to  the  undertakings  which  begin power generation, distribution and transmission by 31.03.2017 to help investors plan investments better.
-  A scheme of financing restructuring of distribution companies was launched with central assistance through a transition finance mechanism to enable restoration of their financial health.
-  The National Electricity Fund was constituted in March 2012 to provide interest subsidy on loans disbursed to State power utilities.
-  Private  sector  participation  in  transmission  sector  is  facilitated  by  identifying projects for implementation through tariff based competitive bidding.

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(d) : Some of the measures taken to meet the increased demand of electricity are as under :  Thrust  is  being  accorded  to  power  generation  from  renewable  energy  sources. Government has set a target of 175,000 MW of Renewable Energy by the year 2022.  Renovation, modernization and life extension of old, inefficient generating units is being carried out to improve efficiency and better availability of generating units.  Efforts have been made to enhance the supply of domestic coal to power plants. Government of India has sanctioned a scheme for utilization of gas based power

-  generation capacity for the years 2015-16 and 2016-17.

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