Lok Sabha Question No. 4168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Consumption of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY

4168. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  total  quantum  of  power/  electricity  consumed  annually  in  the country vis-a-vis the developed countries of the world;

(b) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the power/electricity security of the country;

(c) whether Government proposes to provide minimum electricity to the entire population in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As reported on International Energy Agency (IEA) website, the total quantum of power/electricity consumed for the year 2012-13 in the country vis-a-vis the developed countries of the world is given at Annex.

(b) to (d): Government  is  working  towards  ensuring  energy  security  in the  country  through  power  generation,  using  a  mix  of  various  fuel resources.  Electricity is a concurrent subject. To ensure minimum supply of electricity to all the consumers in a State / UT is within the purview of the respective State Government / State Power Utility. The Government of India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by  establishing power  plants  in  Central  Sector  through  Central  Power  Sector  Units  and allocating power there from to them.

..........2.

The  steps  taken/being  taken  to  assist  the  state  in  supply  of electricity to consumers, inter-alia, are:-

- (i) During the 12th Plan (2012-17), capacity addition of about 86,565 MW from  conventional  sources  and  about  19,500  MW  from  renewable sources have been achieved till 30th June, 2016.
- (ii) Adequate  supply  of  the  domestic  coal  to  power  plants  has  been ensured.  The  growth  of  domestic  coal  supply  to  power  plants  has been around 6.2% during 2015-16. As on 03.08.2016, the coal stock in the power plants is 30.3 Million Tonnes (MT), which is sufficient for  22  days  of  operation  of  power  plants  as  against  the  normative stock of 21 days. At present, there is no power station with critical coal stock.
- (iii) During the 12th Plan (2012-17), 89,813 ckm of transmission lines and 2,66,033  MVA  of  transformation  capacity  have  been  completed  till 30th  June, 2016.
- (iv) Government of India has taken an initiative to prepare State specific Action Plans for providing 24X7 Power For All (PFA) in partnership with the States.
- (v) Two new schemes have been launched by the Government of India, namely,  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (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.
- (vi) Government  of  India  has  taken  several  steps  to  promote  energy conservation, energy efficiency and other demand side management measures.
- (vii) Central  Government  has  notified  Ujjwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY) scheme on 20.11.2015 for Operational & Financial Turnaround of   DISCOMs.
- (viii) Government of India  has  taken  steps  for  expeditious  resolution  of issues relating to Environmental and forest clearances for facilitating early completion of generation and transmission projects.
- (ix) Government  of  India  has  launched  a  scheme  by  providing  support from  Power  System  Development  Fund  (PSDF)  for  stranded  gas based generation.

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ANNEX

ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 4168 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.08.2016. ***********

Total quantum of power/ electricity consumed for the year 2012-13 in the country vis-a-vis the developed countries of the world

|         |                            | 2012-13                 |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of the country        | Total Consumption (GWh) |
| 1       | Australia                  | 206024                  |
| 2       | Canada                     | 485191                  |
| 3       | France                     | 440710                  |
| 4       | Germany                    | 518089                  |
| 5       | Italy                      | 287398                  |
| 6       | Japan                      | 950256                  |
| 7       | Korea                      | 487125                  |
| 8       | United Kingdom             | 317301                  |
| 9       | United States              | 3782151                 |
| 10      | South Africa               | 196066                  |
| 11      | Brazil                     | 487381                  |
| 12      | People's Republic of China | 4499666                 |
| 13      | Russian Federation         | 744091                  |
| 14      | India                      | 824301                  |

Figures of Developed Countries have been obtained from IEA website except India

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