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10.4% growth in energy consumption Y-o-Y from April, 2022 to February, 2023: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag

10.4% growth in energy consumption Y-o-Y from April, 2022 to February, 2023: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag

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A number of measures taken to ensure availability of the generation capacity during the peak demand season in April-May this year – Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh

The comparison of energy requirement and energy supplied for the month of February, 2023 and February, 2022 and for the period April, 2022 to February, 2023 and April, 2021 to February, 2022 is given at Annexure-I.

The growth in energy supplied/consumption in February, 2023 is 8% as compared to February, 2022 whereas growth in energy supplied/consumption for the period April, 2022 to February, 2023 is 10.4% as compared to the period April, 2021 to February, 2022.

The peak demand in the month of March, 2023 has been projected as 212 GW whereas only 209 GW has been reported till date in the month of March, 2023. The month of April, 2023 and May, 2023 have been projected as high demand period. During the current year 2023-24, the peak demand is expected to be around 229 GW during the summer period. Following steps have been taken for meeting the increased demand for power:

Measures have been taken to ensure the availability of the generation capacity. The generators are directed to complete the maintenance work of their plants well before the period of high demand. No planned maintenance will be taken during the high demand period (say April & May, 2023.

Monitoring and coordination with Ministries of Coal and Railways, on a regular basis, for increase in the production and dispatch of coal as much as possible.

All generators have been asked for timely import of required coal for blending purposes so that adequate coal stock is maintained in the plant.

All captive coal blocks have been asked to maximize the coal production to supplement the coal supply from domestic coal companies (CIL and SCCL).

Additional arrangement for gas for running gas based stations has been planned from GAIL, during high power demand months.

Imported Coal Based (ICB) plants have been issued statutory directions to stock coal and generate power during high demand period.

The State-wise power supply position for the year 2021-22 and current year 2022-23 (up to February, 2023) is given at Annexure-II. The marginal gap between energy requirement and energy supplied is generally on account of factors such as constraints in distribution network, financial constraints, commercial reasons, etc.

ANNEXURE-I

The comparison of energy requirement and energy supplied for the month of February, 2023 and February, 2022 and for the period April, 2022 to February, 2023 and April, 2021 to February, 2022

(Figures in MU net)

February, 2023 February, 2022 % Change
Energy requirement Energy supplied Energy requirement Energy supplied Energy requirement Energy supplied
117,209 116,697 108,362 108,032 8.2 8.0
           
April, 2022 – February, 2023 April, 2021 – February, 2022 % Change
Energy

requirement

Energy

supplied

Energy

requirement

Energy

supplied

Energy

requirement

Energy

supplied

1,382,920 1,375,571 1,250,625 1,245,546 10.6 10.4

ANNEXURE-II

The State-wise power supply position for the year 2021-22 and current year 2022-23 (upto February, 2023)

 

State/ System/Region

April, 2022 – February, 2023 April, 2021 – March, 2022
Energy

requirement

Energy

supplied

Energy not

supplied

Energy

requirement

Energy

supplied

Energy not

supplied

( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % )
Chandigarh 1,687 1,687 0 0.0 1,606 1,606 0 0.0
Delhi 33,012 33,002 10 0.0 31,128 31,122 6 0.0
Haryana 57,564 57,061 503 0.9 55,499 55,209 290 0.5
Himachal Pradesh 11,601 11,497 104 0.9 12,115 12,088 27 0.2
UT of J&K and Ladakh 17,914 17,604 309 1.7 19,957 18,434 1,524 7.6
Punjab 65,282 64,996 286 0.4 62,846 62,411 436 0.7
Rajasthan 94,270 92,557 1,712 1.8 89,814 89,310 504 0.6
Uttar Pradesh 1,34,645 1,33,449 1,196 0.9 1,29,448 1,28,310 1,138 0.9
Uttarakhand 14,496 14,247 249 1.7 15,521 15,426 94 0.6
Northern Region 4,31,544 4,27,175 4,369 1.0 4,17,934 4,13,915 4,019 1.0
Chhattisgarh 35,450 35,381 69 0.2 31,908 31,872 35 0.1
Gujarat 1,26,657 1,26,613 44 0.0 1,23,953 1,23,666 287 0.2
Madhya Pradesh 84,434 84,105 329 0.4 86,501 86,455 46 0.1
Maharashtra 1,69,433 1,69,322 111 0.1 1,72,823 1,72,809 14 0.0
Dadra & Nagar Haveli

and Daman & Diu

9,169 9,169 0 0.0 9,433 9,433 0 0.0
Goa 4,279 4,279 0 0.0 4,448 4,448 0 0.0
Western Region 4,33,746 4,33,192 553 0.1 4,29,065 4,28,683 383 0.1
Andhra Pradesh 65,604 65,194 410 0.6 68,413 68,219 194 0.3
Telangana 68,609 68,576 34 0.0 70,539 70,523 16 0.0
Karnataka 67,159 67,133 26 0.0 72,437 72,417 20 0.0
Kerala 25,028 25,007 21 0.1 26,579 26,570 9 0.0
Tamil Nadu 1,03,794 1,03,718 77 0.1 1,09,816 1,09,798 18 0.0
Puducherry 2,806 2,805 1 0.0 2,894 2,893 1 0.0
Lakshadweep # 58 58 0 0.0 56 56 0 0.0
Southern Region 3,33,043 3,32,476 567 0.2 3,50,678 3,50,421 258 0.1
Bihar 36,635 35,873 762 2.1 36,216 35,761 455 1.3
DVC 23,858 23,850 8 0.0 23,741 23,736 4 0.0
Jharkhand 12,006 11,099 907 7.6 11,148 10,590 558 5.0
Odisha 39,074 39,028 46 0.1 38,339 38,332 7 0.0
West Bengal 55,133 55,066 67 0.1 54,001 53,945 57 0.1
Sikkim 539 539 0 0.0 610 609 0 0.0
Andaman- Nicobar

Islands #

318 318 0 0.0 335 327 8 2.3
Eastern Region 1,67,298 1,65,508 1,789 1.1 1,64,054 1,62,973 1,081 0.7
Arunachal Pradesh 823 803 20 2.4 875 874 1 0.1
Assam 10,619 10,612 7 0.1 10,844 10,825 19 0.2
Manipur 926 925 1 0.1 1,019 1,018 1 0.1
Meghalaya 2,050 2,050 0 0.0 2,256 2,243 13 0.6
Mizoram 592 592 0 0.0 656 644 12 1.8
Nagaland 844 802 41 4.9 852 851 1 0.1
Tripura * 1,428 1,428 0 0.0 1,578 1,578 0 0.0
North-Eastern Region 17,289 17,220 70 0.4 18,079 18,033 47 0.3
All India 13,82,920 13,75,571 7,349 0.5 13,79,812 13,74,024 5,787 0.4

# Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand-alone systems, power supply position of these does not form part

of regional requirement and supply.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Power Sh. R.K. Singh in the Lok Sabha Today.

Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network