(a) the power generating capacity in the country during the Eleventh as well as Twelfth Five Year Plan;
(b) whether power transmission has not kept pace with said power generating capacity;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the specific steps taken by the Government to overcome the situation?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )
(a) : Power generating capacity in the country at the end of the Eleventh Plan (as on 31.03.2012) was 1,99,877 MW and during Twelfth Plan it is 2,55,012 MW (as on 30.11.2014).
(b) to (d) : The addition in power transmission has generally kept pace with the power generating capacity addition.
The total length of transmission lines of 220 kV and above voltage level has increased from 1,98,407 circuit kilometers (ckm) at the end of 10th Plan to 2,57,481 ckm at the end of 11th Plan and 3,03,051 ckm by the end of October, 2014. Similarly, the transformation capacity has increased from 2,57,439 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) at the end of 10th Plan to 4,09,551 MVA by the end of 11th Plan and 5,65,905 MVA by the end of October, 2014.
During 12th Plan 1,07,440 ckm of transmission line and 2,82,750 MVA of transformation capacity addition is planned.