(a) the details of the electrification of villages carried out during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise;
(b) the details of the estimated requirement of electricity in the country and the quantum of electricity available at present; and
(c) the details of the assessment made by the Government on the loss of electricity during transmission and distribution in terms of quantity and revenue in order to address the issue?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND
NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
( SHRI R. K. SINGH )
(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.141 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.12.2017 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.
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(a) : As reported by the States, 14,528 villages have been electrified during the last three years i.e. from 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17. The State-wise details are given at Annexure.
(b) : As per 19th Electric Power Survey report brought out by Central Electricity Authority, the required capacity is estimated at 1,76,897 MW whereas the installed capacity in the country is 330.0 GW as on 30.11.2017.
(c) : Some Transmission & Distribution (T&D) losses are inherent in the system. These are termed technical losses. As per a study, the technical losses range approximately from 2.62% to 7.71%. Additional losses are caused by theft. At all India level, energy loss in T&D for the year 2015-16 was 240864.31 Million Units (21.81%). As per estimates, reduction of 1% in T&D losses results in a saving of Rs.4146.60 crore in terms of power purchase cost.
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