THE MINISTER OF POWER (SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE)
(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO. 81 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2011
REGARDING DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER.
(a): The gross electricity generation in the country from various
conventional energy sources, namely thermal, hydro, nuclear and import of
hydro power from Bhutan during 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 (upto
June, 2011) was 723.794 Billion Unit (BU), 771.551 BU, 811.143 BU and
217.226 BU respectively. The year-wise, source-wise details of gross
electricity generation are given below :
Source Gross Energy Generation (BU)
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 # #
Thermal 590.101 640.877 665.008 176.251
Hydro 113.081 106.680 114.257 32.265
Nuclear 14.713 18.636 26.266 7.895
Bhutan Import 5.889 5.358 5.611 0.815
Total 723.794 771.551 811.143 217.226
# up to June 2011
# Includes provisional figures for the month of June, 2011
The State-wise details of source-wise electricity generation
during the last three years and the current year (upto June, 2011) are given at
Annex-I.
(b) & (c) : As a result of measures taken by the Government, generating
capacity of 37,971 MW has been added till 30th June, 2011 in the 11th Plan,
which is highest ever in any Five Year Plan and is more than 180% of the total
capacity added in the 10th Plan. Consequently, the gap between demand and
supply of power has shown a downward trend. From 2008-09 to 2011-12 (upto
June, 2011), the energy shortage reduced from 11.1% to 6.6% and the peak
shortage declined from 11.9% to 9.2%.
(d): The details of requirement, availability and shortage of electricity
in the country in terms of energy and peaking power during 2008-09, 2009-10,
2010-11 and the current year (April- June, 2011) are given below:
Year Energy
Requirement Availability Deficit (MU) (MU) (MU) (%)
2008-09 7,77,039 6,91,038 86,001 11.1
2009-10 8,30,594 7,46,644 83,950 10.1
2010-11 8,61,591 7,88,355 73,236 8.5
2011-12# # 2,27,657 2,12,629 15,028 6.6
# Upto June, 2011 MU = Million Unit
# Includes provisional figures for the month of June, 2011.
Year Peak
Demand Met Deficit (MW) (MW) (MW) (%)
2008-09 1,09,809 96,785 13,024 11.9
2009-10 1,19,166 1,04,009 15,157 12.7
2010-11 1,22,287 1,10,256 12,031 9.8
2011-12 # # 1,22,391 1,11,163 11,228 9.2
# Upto June, 2011 MW = Mega Watt
# Includes provisional figures for the month of June, 2011.
The State-wise power supply position during the last three years
and the current year (April to June, 2011) is given at Annex-II.
(e): The steps taken/being taken by the Government to bridge the gap
between demand and supply of power in the country include the following :
(i) Acceleration in generating capacity addition.
(ii) Rigorous monitoring of capacity addition of the on-going generation
projects.
(iii) Development of Ultra Mega Power Projects of 4000 MW each to reap
benefits of economies of scale.
(iv) Advance planning of generation capacity addition projects for 12th Plan.
(v) Augmentation of domestic manufacturing capacity of power equipment
through Joint Ventures.
(vi) Coordinated operation and maintenance of hydro, thermal, nuclear and
gas based power stations to optimally utilize the existing generation
capacity.
(vii) Thrust to import of coal by the power utilities to meet the shortfall in
coal supplies to thermal power stations from indigenous sources.
(viii) Renovation, modernization and life extension of old and inefficient
generation units.
(ix) Strengthening of inter-state and inter-regional transmission capacity for
optiumutilisation of available power.
(x) Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network as a major
step towards loss reduction.
(xi) Promoting energy conservation, energy efficiency and demand side
management measures.
