Question : Peak Power Demand

(a) whether peak power demand in the country during financial year 2021 was 1.31 percent lower than in the previous financial year even though the country has come out of the shadows of the COVID induced slowdown which indicates that robust growth is missing with demand towards the end of the financial year rebounding to just mid-2019 levels;

(b) if so, the comparative details thereof during the last five years and the current year till date, State, category and sector-wise;

(c) whether monthly demand has shown a considerable improvement over peak lockdown months mostly on the back of thermal power; and

(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the demand and supply to each State from Central grid and State grids during the said period, State-wise?

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.59 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.07.2021 REGARDING PEAK POWER DEMAND
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(a) : The peak power demand in the country during the financial year 2020-21 had not declined, but rather increased by 3.5% as compared to the previous financial year i.e. 2019-20. By the end of the financial year 2020-21, in January 2021, the peak demand in the country had not only recovered but with a peak demand of 190,198 MW, surpassed the previous year’s peak demand of 183,804 MW which, occurred during the year 2019-20, in the month of June, 2019.

(b) : The comparative details of Peak Demand and Peak Met in the country during the last five years (i.e. 2016-17 to 2020-21) and the current year i.e. 2021-22 (upto June, 2021) are given at Annexure-I. The State/UT-wise comparative details of Power Supply Position (both in terms of Energy and Peak) for the last five years i.e., 2016-17 to 2020-21 and the current year 2021-22 (upto June, 2021) are given at Annexure-II.

(c) : The month-wise details of power supply position in terms of Peak in the country during the year 2020-21 as compared to respective month of previous year 2019-20 are given at Annexure–III.

The lockdown in the country had led to a decline in the Peak Demand, with the highest impact of 24.9% decline in the month of April, 2020 as compared to corresponding figure of April, 2019. However, as the lockdown norms were gradually relaxed, the Peak Demand of the country started growing and had eased out to 5.6% in August, 2020, over August, 2019. From September, 2020 onwards, the Peak Demand had shown a positive growth over the same month of previous year. The Peak Demand in 2021-22 (upto June) as compared to previous year 2020-21 has also shown a positive growth.
The details of thermal generation during 2020-21 are given at Annexure–IV.

(d) : The details of State/UTs-wise Power Supply Position (both in terms of Energy and Peak) during the last five years i.e., 2016-17 to 2020-21 and the current year 2021-22 (upto June, 2021) are given at Annexure-V.

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