Power sector

Demand of power

• In India electricity is consumed mainly by industrial, domestic and agriculture which is 84.61%.

• In 2014-15 energy deficit and peak power shortage is 5.1% and 2% respectively.

• Gujarat has the highest surplus with about 1.8 GW power available then its internal demand.

Region

Energy Peak Power

Requirement (MU)

Availability (MU)

Surplus(+)/

Deficit(-)Demand

(MW)Supply (MW)

Surplus(+)/

Deficit(-)

Northern 328,944 318,837 -3.1% 47,570 46,899 -1.4%

Western 288,062 289,029 +0.3% 45,980 52,652 +14.5%

Southern 298,180 260,366 -12.7% 41,677 32,423 -22.2%

Eastern 118,663 114,677 -3.4% 17,608 17,782 +1.0%

North-Eastern 14,823 12,248 -17.4% 2,543 2,215 -12.9%

All India 1,048,672 995,157 -5.1% 147,815 144,788 -2.0%

• Just 53.1% rural household have access to electricity, while this ratio is 93.1% in urban area in 2008.

• Despite rural electrification programme 400 million people lose electricity access during blackout.

• Overall electrification rate in India is 64.5%.

• It is forecasted that electrical energy demand for 2016-17 is expected to be at least 1392 Twh with a peak electric demand of 218 Gwh.

• If current average T&D loss remain same India needs to add 135 GW power generation capacity to satisfy the projected demand.

Consumption of power

• Per capita consumption of electricity is increase from 16.3 kwh in 1947 to 917.2 kwh in 2013.

Reasons behind increase in consumption

• Manufacturing sector is likely to grow faster than in past.

• Quality of life is improve.

• 125000 villages are likely to get connected to Indian electricity grid.

But, still we have less per capita consumption then other country.