The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed that the Power sector has been transformed in the past few years. It was earlier power deficit. In the past nine years, power generation capacity of 1,93,794 MW has been added ensuring adequate availability of power. The demand has increased rapidly; and we have met the demand. There has been 50.8% increase in energy requirement in the country as compared to 2014. The peak demand has gone up from 135918 MW in 2013-14 to 243271 MW in September 2023. This is a rise of almost 79% and the demand has been met. The gap between energy requirement and energy supplied is just 0.3% - which is because of system constraints or some DISCOMs not having funds to procure power. The gap between peak demand and peak met is just 1.4%. The average gap between Peak demand and Peak supply was 4.5 % in 2013-14 - when the demand was just 136 GW.

The details of Power Supply Position in the country during the last year i.e. 2022-23 and the current year i.e. 2023-24 (up to November 2023) are given below.

The details of Power Supply Position of the country during the last year i.e. 2022-23 and the current year i.e. 2023-24 (up to November 2023)

Years	Energy				Peak
	Energy Requirement	Energy Supplied	Energy not Supplied		Peak Demand	Peak Met	Demand not Met
	(MU)	(MU)	(MU)	(%)	(MW)	(MW)	(MW)	(%)
2022-2023	15,11,847	15,04,264	7,583	0.5	2,15,888	2,07,231	8,657	4.0
2023-2024 (up to November, 2023*)	11,02,887	10,99,907	2,980	0.3	2,43,271	2,39,931	3,340	1.4

*Provisional

 

The details of All India State-wise Power Supply position for the past two years and current year up to November 2023 are given in Annexure.

 

Details of source- wise Power Generation in the country for the past two years and current year up to October -2023 are given below. 

 

Details of source- wise Power Generation in the country for the past two years and current year up to October 2023

CATEGORY	Fuel	Monitored Capacity as on 31.10.2023 (MW)	Generation (Million Units)
			2023-24 (up to October 23)	2022-23
THERMAL	COAL	207045.5	732309.61	1145908
	DIESEL	589.201	232.56	229.71
	HIGH SPEED DIESEL	255	0	0
	LIGNITE	6620	18744.69	36188.34
	NAPTHA	701.58	0	0.83
	NATURAL GAS	24071.629	20342.18	23884.21
NUCLEAR	NUCLEAR	7480	27562.06	45861.09
HYDRO	HYDRO	46850.17	101969.37	162098.8
BHUTAN IMP	HYDRO	-	4644	6742.4
Sub-Total		293613.08	905804.47	1420913
RENEWABLE (Solar, Wind, Biomass, Small Hydro, Others)		132132.44	141634.57	203552.7
Grand Total		425745.52	1047439.04	1624466

 

We have taken following steps to increase the production capacity between 2014-15 to 2023-24 in the country:

1. The installed capacity which was 248554 MW in March 2014 has been increased to 425536 MW in October 2023.  Installed capacity of coal-based generation has been increased from 139663 MW in March 2014 to 206825 MW in October 2023. Installed capacity of thermal power has increased from 139663 MW in March 2014 to 206825 MW in October 2023. Installed capacity of Renewable sector has increased from 75519 MW in March 2014 to 178983 MW in October 2023.
2. 1,87,849 circuit kilometer (ckm) of transmission lines, 6,82,767 MVA of Transformation capacity and 80,590 MW of Inter-Regional capacity has been added connecting the whole country into one grid running on one frequency with the capability of transferring 1,16,540 MW from one corner of the country to another. India’s grid has emerged as one of the largest unified grids in the world. Connecting the whole country into one grid has transformed the country into one unified power market. Distribution Companies can buy power at cheapest available rates from any generator in any corner of the country thereby enabling cheaper electricity tariffs for consumers.
3. India has committed to augment non fossil fuel based installed electricity generation capacity to over 500000 MW by 2030. Transmission plan for integration of 500000 MW RE capacity by 2030 is being implemented in a phased manner commensurate with RE capacity addition. At present about 179000 MW of non fossil fuel generation capacity is already integrated.
4.  Government has constructed Green Energy Corridors and put in place 13 Renewable Energy Management Centres. Presently Renewable Energy Capacity is 178000 MW and 99000 MW is under installation.
5. We have made efforts to make Power Sector viable. The AT&C losses have come down from 22.62% in 2013-14 to 15.41% in 2022-23.  All current payment of Gencos are up-to-date and the legacy dues of Gencos have come down from Rs. 1.35 lakh crore to Rs. 6000 Crore.  The subsidy payment to DISCOMS on account of subsidies announced by State Government are up-to-date.
6. Further, the Government of India has implemented Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development (IPDS) schemes to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply by strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution network. The Government of India has also implemented the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- (SAUBHAGYA) with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connection to all willing un-electrified house hold in rural area and all willing poor household in urban areas in the country. Under these schemes, 18374 villages have been electrified and 2.86 crore household were provided electricity connections. As a result, 100% villages have been electrified. Besides this, 2927 new substations have been added, upgradation of 3965 existing sub stations has been carried out and 8.86 Lac circuit kms of HT and LT lines have been added/ changed. As a result of these measures, the availability of power in rural areas has increased from 12 hours in 2015 to 20.6 hours in 2023. The availability of power in urban areas is 23.6 hours.

According to the National Electricity Plan notified in May 2023, installed Capacity in the country for the year 2031-32 is expected to be 900,422 MW, out of which carbon-free capacity is expected to be 6,15,955 MW. Source wise details are as under:

1. Nuclear- 19,680 MW
2. Large Hydro-62,178 MW
3. Solar-364,566 MW
4. Wind-121,895 MW
5. Small Hydro-5450 MW
6. Biomass-15,500 MW
7. Pump Storage Power-26,686 MW

In addition to this, Battery Energy Storage System capacity of 47,244 MW/236,220 MWh is also expected to be installed.

In order to ensure an uninterrupted power supply for the nation’s growth, the anticipated capacity addition between 2023-32 is given below:

1. 27180 MW of Thermal Capacity is under construction, 12000 MW has been bid out and 19000 MW under clearances. The total anticipated Thermal capacity addition by 2031-2032 will be 87910 MW.
2. 18033.5 MW of Hydro Capacity (including stalled projects) is under construction and the total anticipated Hydro capacity addition by 2031-2032 will be 42014 MW.
3. 8000 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under construction and the total anticipated Nuclear capacity addition by 2031-2032 will be 12200 MW.
4. 78935 MW of Renewable Energy Capacity is also currently under construction and the anticipated RE capacity addition by 2031-32 will be 322000 MW.

Thus, total 1,32,148.5 MW of Capacity is under construction and the total anticipated capacity addition by 2031-2032 will be 4,64,124 MW.

Government has set an ambitious plan to meet the NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) under COP-Paris Agreement of reducing the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030 from 2005 level and achieving 50% of electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel by 2030.

We have taken several measures to promote development of Renewable Energy (RE) Projects in the country which, inter-alia, include the following:

1. 1. Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route;

1. 2. Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025,

1. 3. Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029-30;
   4. Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale;
2. 5. Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12,000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II;
3. 6. Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power;
4. 7. Notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices;
   8. Setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments;
   9. Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects;
5. 10. Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators;
6. 11. Notification of Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022;
   12. Launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges;
7. 13. National Green Hydrogen Mission launched with an aim to make India a global hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives; and,
8. 14. Notification of prescribed trajectory for RE power bids to be issued by Renewable Energy Implementation Agencies from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28. Under the trajectory, 50 GW/annum of RE bids to be issued.

Further, we have taken a number of policy initiatives, to boost the production of the hydropower in the country including the following:

1. Declaring Large Hydro Power (LHPs) (> 25 MW projects) as Renewable Energy source.

2.Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) as a separate entity. The HPO trajectory, for the period 2021-22 to 2029-30 has also been notified by the Govt. on 29.01.2021.

3. Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydro power tariff.

4. Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation/Storage Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs).

5. Budgetary Support to Cost of Enabling Infrastructure, i.e. roads/bridges.

 a) Rs. 1.5 crore per MW for projects upto 200 MW.

 b) Rs. 1.0 crore per MW for projects above 200 MW.

Besides above, we have also taken following initiatives:

1. Waiver of ISTS Charges on the transmission of power from new Hydro Power Projects, for which construction work is awarded and PPA is signed on or before 30.06.2025. Subsequently, part waiver of ISTS charges, in steps of 25% from 01.07.2025 to 01.07.2028, have been extended for HEPs for which construction work is awarded and PPA is signed up to 30.06.2028.
2. Waiver of ISTS charges has been inter-alia extended to Pumped Storage Projects for which construction work is awarded up to 30.06.2025, subject to certain conditions. Subsequently, part waiver of ISTS charges, in steps of 25% from 01.07.2025 to 01.07.2028, have been extended for PSPs for which construction work is awarded up to 30.06.2028.
3. Guidelines to promote development of Pumped Storage Projects issued on 10.04.2023.
4. Measures to reduce time and cost overrun in hydro-electric projects have been notified by MoP on 8-11-2019.
5. Dispute Avoidance Mechanism for avoidance and resolution of contractual disputes of contracts executed by hydro CPSUs at initial stage by engagement of an Independent Engineer has been devised on 27.09.2021.
6. Dispute Resolution Mechanism for resolution of disputes of contracts executed by CPSUs / other organizations under MoP through Conciliation Committees has been devised on 29.12.2021.
7. Introduction of Real Time Market (RTM), Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM), Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM), High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM) in Power Exchanges. Also, DEEP Portal (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) for e-Bidding and e-Reverse for procurement of short-term power by DISCOMs was introduced.
8. Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
9. SHAKTI policy for transparent allocation of coal to Thermal Power plant was introduced, which enabled efficient domestic coal allocation to Thermal power plants and also ensured revival of various stressed Thermal Power projects.
10. Construction of the Inter-State transmission system ahead of the generation capacity.

 

ANNEXURE

 

Power Supply Position for 2021-22 (Revised)
	Energy				Peak
State / System / Region	April,2021 - March,2022				April,2021 - March,2022
	Energy Requirement	Energy Supplied	Energy not Supplied		Peak Demand	Peak Met	Demand not Met
	( MU )	( MU )	(MU )	( % )	( MW )	(MW )	(MW )	( % )
Chandigarh	1,606	1,606	0	0.0	426	426	0	0.0
Delhi	31,128	31,122	6	0.0	7,323	7,323	0	0.0
Haryana	55,499	55,209	290	0.5	12,120	12,120	0	0.0
Himachal Pradesh	12,115	12,088	27	0.2	2,030	2,030	0	0.0
UT of J&K and Ladakh	19,957	18,434	1,524	7.6	3,076	2,826	250	8.1
Punjab	62,846	62,411	436	0.7	13,556	13,431	125	0.9
Rajasthan	89,814	89,310	504	0.6	15,784	15,784	0	0.0
Uttar Pradesh	129,448	128,310	1,138	0.9	24,965	24,795	170	0.7
Uttarakhand	15,521	15,426	94	0.6	2,468	2,468	0	0.0
Northern Region	417,934	413,915	4,019	1.0	73,305	72,935	370	0.5
Chhattisgarh	31,908	31,872	35	0.1	5,019	5,014	5	0.1
Gujarat	123,953	123,666	287	0.2	19,451	19,431	20	0.1
Madhya Pradesh	86,501	86,455	46	0.1	15,917	15,917	0	0.0
Maharashtra	172,823	172,809	14	0.0	28,075	28,016	59	0.2
Daman & Diu	2,594	2,594	0	0.0	371	369	2	0.4
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	6,839	6,839	0	0.0	891	888	3	0.3
Goa	4,448	4,448	0	0.0	703	701	2	0.3
Western Region	429,065	428,683	383	0.1	65,433	65,205	228	0.3
Andhra Pradesh	68,413	68,219	194	0.3	12,551	12,032	519	4.1
Telangana	70,539	70,523	16	0.0	14,163	14,160	3	0.0
Karnataka	72,437	72,417	20	0.0	14,830	14,818	12	0.1
Kerala	26,579	26,570	9	0.0	4,374	4,364	10	0.2
Tamil Nadu	109,816	109,798	18	0.0	16,891	16,891	0	0.0
Puducherry	2,894	2,893	1	0.0	469	467	2	0.4
Lakshadweep #	56	56	0	0.0	11	11	0	0.0
Southern Region	350,678	350,421	258	0.1	61,138	59,781	1,357	2.2
Bihar	36,216	35,761	455	1.3	7,154	6,490	664	9.3
DVC	23,741	23,736	4	0.0	3,355	3,338	17	0.5
Jharkhand	11,148	10,590	558	5.0	1,887	1,611	276	14.6
Odisha	38,339	38,332	7	0.0	5,643	5,643	0	0.0
West Bengal	54,001	53,945	57	0.1	9,089	9,087	2	0.0
Sikkim	610	609	0	0.0	133	133	0	0.0
Andaman- Nicobar #	335	327	8	2.3	60	60	0	0.0
Eastern Region	164,054	162,973	1,081	0.7	26,019	25,145	874	3.4
Arunachal Pradesh	875	874	1	0.1	197	168	29	14.6
Assam	10,844	10,825	19	0.2	2,126	2,121	5	0.2
Manipur	1,019	1,018	1	0.1	258	258	0	0.0
Meghalaya	2,256	2,243	13	0.6	408	408	0	0.0
Mizoram	656	644	12	1.8	169	156	13	7.6
Nagaland	852	851	1	0.1	173	153	20	11.7
Tripura*	1,578	1,578	0	0.0	328	327	1	0.3
North-Eastern Region	18,079	18,033	47	0.3	3,427	3,360	67	1.9
All India	1,379,812	1,374,024	5,787	0.4	203,014	200,539	2,475	1.2
#  Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems,  power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and supply.
* Excludes the supply to Bangladesh.
Note:  Power Supply Position Report has been compiled based on the data furnished by State Utilities/ Electricity Departments.            The MU & MW figures has been rounded off to nearest unit place.

 

 

Power Supply Position for 2022-23 (Revised)
	Energy					Peak
State /	April,2022 - March,2023					April,2022 - March,2023
System /	Energy Requirement		Energy Supplied	Energy not Supplied		Peak Demand		Peak Met		Demand not Met
Region	(MU)		( MU )	(MU)	(%)	(MW)		(MW)		(MW)		(%)
Chandigarh	1,788		1,788	0	0.0	407		407		0		0.0
Delhi	35,143		35,133	10	0.0	7,695		7,695		0		0.0
Haryana	61,451		60,945	506	0.8	12,768		12,768		0		0.0
Himachal Pradesh	12,649		12,542	107	0.8	2,071		2,071		0		0.0
UT of J&K and Ladakh	19,639		19,322	317	1.6	3,137		2,967		170		5.4
Punjab	69,522		69,220	302	0.4	14,311		14,311		0		0.0
Rajasthan	101,801		100,057	1,745	1.7	17,399		17,206		193		1.1
Uttar Pradesh	144,251		143,050	1,201	0.8	27,369		26,589		780		2.8
Uttarakhand	15,647		15,386	261	1.7	2,594		2,594		0		0.0
Northern Region (##)	463,088		458,640	4,449	1.0	77,337		76,561		776		1.0
Chhattisgarh	39,051		38,979	72	0.2	5,399		5,399		0		0.0
Gujarat	137,960		137,916	44	0.0	21,464		21,382		82		0.4
Madhya Pradesh	92,326		91,969	358	0.4	17,347		17,238		109		0.6
Maharashtra	186,573		186,461	111	0.1	30,935		28,846		2,089		6.8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	9,960		9,960	0	0.0	1,278		1,278		0		0.0
Goa	4,674		4,674	0	0.0	718		718		0		0.0
Western Region (##)	475,743		475,157	586	0.1	71,677		71,677		0		0.0
Andhra Pradesh	72,302		71,893	410	0.6	13,167		12,293		874		6.6
Telangana	77,832		77,799	34	0.0	15,497		15,497		0		0.0
Karnataka	75,688		75,663	26	0.0	15,828		15,828		0		0.0
Kerala	27,747		27,726	21	0.1	4,699		4,370		329		7.0
Tamil Nadu	114,798		114,722	77	0.1	17,729		17,729		0		0.0
Puducherry	3,051		3,050	1	0.0	501		501		0		0.0
Lakshadweep (#)	64		64	0	0.0	12		12		0		0.0
Southern Region (##)	371,467		370,900	567	0.2	64,337		64,337		0		0.0
Bihar	39,545		38,762	783	2.0	7,852		6,631		1,221		15.5
DVC	26,339		26,330	9	0.0	3,402		3,396		7		0.2
Jharkhand	13,278		12,288	990	7.5	2,253		1,918		336		14.9
Odisha	42,631		42,584	47	0.1	6,566		6,391		175		2.7
West Bengal	60,348		60,274	74	0.1	10,125		9,900		225		2.2
Sikkim	587		587	0	0.0	124		124		0		0.0
Andaman- Nicobar (#)	348		348	0	0.1	62		62		0		0.0
Eastern Region (##)	182,791		180,888	1,903	1.0	28,275		27,218		1,057		3.7
Arunachal Pradesh	915		892	24	2.6	167		167		0		0.0
Assam	11,465		11,465	0	0.0	2,379		2,376		3		0.1
Manipur	1,014		1,014	0	0.0	248		248		0		0.0
Meghalaya	2,237		2,237	0	0.0	404		404		0		0.0
Mizoram	645		645	0	0.0	159		159		0		0.0
Nagaland	926		873	54	5.8	168		167		1		0.5
Tripura (*)	1,547		1,547	0	0.0	333		333		0		0.0
North-Eastern Region (##)	18,758		18,680	78	0.4	3,603		3,603		0		0.0
All India	1,511,847		1,504,264	7,583	0.5	215,888		207,231		8,657		4.0
(#)  Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems,  power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and supply.
(*) Excludes the supply to Bangladesh.
Note:
1. Power Supply Position Report has been compiled based on the data furnished by State Utilities/ Electricity Departments. The MU & MW figures has been rounded off to nearest unit place.
2. (##) The Regional figures include data of other miscellaneous entities drawing power directly from ISTS.
Power Supply Position for 2023-24 (Provisional)
		Energy					Peak
State /		April,2023 - November,2023					April,2023 - November,2023
System /		Energy Requirement	Energy Supplied	Energy not Supplied			Peak Demand		Peak Met		Demand not Met
Region		( MU )	( MU )	( MU )	( % )		( MW )		( MW )		(MW)	(%)
Chandigarh		1,289	1,289	0	0.0		411		411		0	0.0
Delhi		26,126	26,123	3	0.0		7,437		7,437		0	0.0
Haryana		45,855	45,605	250	0.5		13,088		12,844		244	1.9
Himachal Pradesh		8,348	8,324	24	0.3		1,977		1,977		0	0.0
UT of J&K and Ladakh		12,770	12,577	193	1.5		2,890		2,890		0	0.0
Punjab		51,458	51,453	5	0.0		15,293		15,293		0	0.0
Rajasthan		69,851	69,352	499	0.7		17,956		17,840		116	0.6
Uttar Pradesh		107,129	106,875	254	0.2		28,704		28,284		420	1.5
Uttarakhand		10,524	10,444	80	0.8		2,536		2,436		100	3.9
Northern Region (##)		334,239	332,930	1,309	0.4		80,980		80,548		432	0.5
Chhattisgarh		26,253	26,202	51	0.2		5,836		5,832		4	0.1
Gujarat		98,536	98,509	27	0.0		24,829		24,544		285	1.1
Madhya Pradesh		64,255	64,192	63	0.1		17,097		17,097		0	0.0
Maharashtra		138,065	137,891	174	0.1		31,178		27,996		3,182	10.2
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu		6,719	6,719	0	0.0		1,327		1,327		0	0.0
Goa		3,413	3,413	0	0.0		776		776		0	0.0
Western Region (##)		343,422	343,107	315	0.1		76,050		72,556		3,494	4.6
Andhra Pradesh		54,616	54,561	55	0.1		13,028		13,028		0	0.0
Telangana		54,096	54,089	7	0.0		15,380		15,370		10	0.1
Karnataka		59,533	59,382	151	0.3		16,958		16,950		8	0.0
Kerala		20,203	20,199	4	0.0		5,010		5,010		0	0.0
Tamil Nadu		84,230	84,221	9	0.0		19,045		19,045		0	0.0
Puducherry		2,371	2,371	1	0.0		524		524		0	0.0
Lakshadweep (#)		42	42	0	0.0		12		12		0	0.0
Southern Region (##)		275,083	274,856	227	0.1		64,103		64,103		0	0.0
Bihar		30,448	29,963	485	1.6		8,049		7,420		629	7.8
DVC		18,066	18,062	4	0.0		3,451		3,451		0	0.0
Jharkhand		9,721	9,401	320	3.3		2,193		2,020		173	7.9
Odisha		28,999	28,984	15	0.1		6,443		6,443		0	0.0
West Bengal		48,465	48,403	63	0.1		11,626		11,626		0	0.0
Sikkim		312	312	0	0.0		106		106		0	0.1
Andaman- Nicobar (#)		254	246	9	3.4		63		55		8	12.7
Eastern Region (##)		136,056	135,170	887	0.7		30,256		29,299		957	3.2
Arunachal Pradesh		646	646	0	0.0		167		167		0	0.0
Assam		9,062	8,983	78	0.9		2,413		2,413		0	0.0
Manipur		625	625	0	0.0		214		214		0	0.0
Meghalaya		1,464	1,301	164	11.2		363		363		0	0.0
Mizoram		424	424	0	0.0		144		144		0	0.0
Nagaland		640	640	0	0.0		174		174		0	0.1
Tripura (*)		1,219	1,219	0	0.0		362		362		0	0.0
North-Eastern Region (##)		14,086	13,844	242	1.7		3,678		3,678		0	0.0
All India		1,102,887	1,099,907	2,980	0.3		243,271		239,931		3,340	1.4
(#)  Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems,  power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and supply.
(*) Excludes the supply to Bangladesh.
Note:
1. Power Supply Position Report has been compiled based on the data furnished by State Utilities/ Electricity Departments. The MU & MW figures has been rounded off to nearest unit place.
2. (##) The Regional figures include data of other miscellaneous entities drawing power directly from ISTS.

 

This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in written replies to three separate questions, in Rajya Sabha on December 19, 2023.

 

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