THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) : The likely capacity addition during the 9th Plan would be approximately 19,000
MW which amounts to an addition of approximately 3800 MW per year. The feasible
capacity addition which has been estimated by the Working Group for the 10th Plan is
46939 MW which would imply an addition of approximately 9388 MW per year.
(b) : The capacity addition achieved during the 8th Plan was 16,423 MW which gives
an average annual capacity addition of about 3300 MW. As regards units generated
during the 8th and 9th Five Year Plan, the relevant figures along with yearly rates of
growth are given below :-
Details of generation during Eighth Plan
Year Generation (MU) % growth over preceding year
1992-1993 301066 -
1993-1994 323531 7.5
1994-1995 351025 8.5
1995-1996 380084 8.3
1996-1997 394800 3.9
Average for 8th Plan 6.2
Details of generation during Ninth Plan
Year Generation (MU) % growth over preceding year
1997-1998 420622 -
1998-1999 448367 6.6
1999-2000 480682 7.9
2000-2001 499548 3.9
2001-2002 (Upto Sept., 2001) 253408 3.2+
Average for initial 4 years of 9th Plan 4.7
+ Excluded from calculation
There has been an increasing trend in the per captia consumption of electricity in
the country. The per capita consumption for the year 1996-97 was 334.26 units whereas
the same for the year 1997-98 and 1998-99 was 348.5 units and 360 units, respectively.
(c) to (e) : The annual growth rate of generation had declined to 3.9% in 2000-01
from 7.2% during 1999-2000 due to insufficient rainfall.
The target for capacity addition during 2000-01 was 4000 MW. In terms
of generation, 500 billion units was the target for the year 2000-01 as against a generation
of 480 billion units during 1999-2000.
