Ministry of Power
Government has taken a number of steps to increase per capita consumption of electricity: Shri R. K. Singh, Union Power & NRE Minister
Posted On:
27 JUL 2023 7:03PM by PIB Delhi
There is adequate availability of electricity in the country. There is a negligible gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied on account of factors attributable to DISCOMs such as constraints in distribution network, financial constraints, commercial reasons etc. The details of actual All India Power Supply Position for the last three years and the current year (up-to June, 2023), are given at Annexure.
The following steps have been taken to increase the per capita consumption of electricity:
(i) Government of India had launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country.
(ii) The Government of India has launched “Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) - a Reforms based and Results linked Scheme” on 20th July 2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector. The scheme will be implemented for a duration of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
(iii) Further, Government of India has implemented schemes like Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to the consumers by strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution systems.
(iv) The Ministry of Power has taken initiative to promote the adoption of Electric Vehicles over Internal Combustion Engines and use of Electric Cooking by households. To create awareness among masses, “GO Electric” campaign was launched. These two initiatives have contributed in enhancing awareness about benefits of e-mobility and Electric cooking and are expected to promote use of electricity for transport and cooking in the country.
ANNEXURE
The details of actual All India Power Supply Position for the last three years and the current year (upto June, 2023):
|
Year
|
Energy [Million Units (MU)]
|
|
Energy Requirement
|
Energy Supplied
|
Energy not Supplied
|
|
(MU)
|
(MU)
|
(MU)
|
(%)
|
|
2020-21
|
1,275,534
|
1,270,663
|
4,871
|
0.4
|
|
2021-22
|
1,379,812
|
1,374,024
|
5,787
|
0.4
|
|
2022-23
|
1,511,847
|
1,504,264
|
7,583
|
0.5
|
|
2023-24
(upto June, 2023)*
|
4,08,621
|
4,07,762
|
858
|
0.2
|
This information was given by The Union Minister of New Renewable Energy & Power Sh. R. K. Singh in Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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(Release ID: 1943389)