New Delhi: The gap between the electricity required and supplied also known as the Power deficit has fallen to 0.2 per cent in November from 2 per cent in April this year, according to the latest government data. Although November's deficit has increased from 0.1 per cent in October.
The power deficit in November was 199 million units (MU), while in October it was 124 MU. Earlier this year in April country’s power deficit peaked at 2,752 MUs.
The power deficit of November 2022 is also down when compared with 233 million units in November 2021.
The power deficit was 609 MU (0.4 per cent) in May, 796 MU (0.6 per cent) in June, 434 MU (0.3 per cent) in July, 465 MU (0.4 per cent) in August and 312 MU (0.2 per cent) in September, according to government data. It also showed that during the April-November period of this fiscal, the power deficit rose to 0.6 per cent from 0.4 per cent in the same period in 2021.
In actual terms, the power deficit increased to 5,691 MU in April-November 2022 from 4,058 MU in the year-ago period. The power deficit in the entire fiscal 2021-22 was 5,787 MU (0.4 per cent).
In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Power Minister R K Singh recently said that against a peak demand of 215 GW, the capacity of 408.7 GW has already been installed and 25,580 MW of thermal power capacity and 76,130 MW of renewable energy capacity is under installation.
He had said that the whole country has been connected by one integrated grid which can transfer 112 GW of power from one corner of the nation to another.
"With the implementation of Electricity (LPS and Related Matters) Rules, 2022, remarkable improvement has been seen in recovery of outstanding dues of Suppliers including Generating Companies, Transmission Companies and Traders," a power ministry statement mentioned.