New Delhi: Union Ministry of Power Said on Monday that the peak energy demand The deficit in the country was almost wiped out in the period 2020-21.
Providing figures, the ministry said the deficit stood at 0.4 per cent in 2020-21, from 16.6 per cent in 2007-08 and 10.6 per cent in 2011-12.
By October in the current year (2021-22) Peak Power Demand (-)1.2 per cent and marginal increase due to post-monsoon annual pressure on power generation.
It is also likely to return to normal by the end of the year, the ministry said in a statement.
According to the statement, there was a severe power deficit of 16.6 per cent in India in 2007-08 and it was 10.6 per cent in 2011-12.
Through multi-pronged, comprehensive and aggressive interventions of the government, this deficit has almost been eliminated, in the last three consecutive years – 0.4 per cent in 2020-21, 0.7 per cent in 2019-20 and 0.8 per cent in India. 2018-19, the statement said.
It said that this change in the demand-supply position from a power-scarce country, except for an extremely minor shortfall of less than 1 per cent, has been made possible by the schemes brought in by the present government to address the miserable situation. . .
Schemes include the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), which was launched in July 2015 to advance infrastructure in the rural sector, and the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), which was launched in November 2014. in order to bridge the gap in the power infrastructure. urban area.
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) scheme, launched in September 2017, had the vision of providing electricity to every household (the wishful), the statement said. It has been able to provide electricity connections to 28 crore households, which were in darkness till now.
In the last almost seven years, the installed power capacity in the country has increased by 1,55,377 MW.
Providing figures, the ministry said the deficit stood at 0.4 per cent in 2020-21, from 16.6 per cent in 2007-08 and 10.6 per cent in 2011-12.
By October in the current year (2021-22) Peak Power Demand (-)1.2 per cent and marginal increase due to post-monsoon annual pressure on power generation.
It is also likely to return to normal by the end of the year, the ministry said in a statement.
According to the statement, there was a severe power deficit of 16.6 per cent in India in 2007-08 and it was 10.6 per cent in 2011-12.
Through multi-pronged, comprehensive and aggressive interventions of the government, this deficit has almost been eliminated, in the last three consecutive years – 0.4 per cent in 2020-21, 0.7 per cent in 2019-20 and 0.8 per cent in India. 2018-19, the statement said.
It said that this change in the demand-supply position from a power-scarce country, except for an extremely minor shortfall of less than 1 per cent, has been made possible by the schemes brought in by the present government to address the miserable situation. . .
Schemes include the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), which was launched in July 2015 to advance infrastructure in the rural sector, and the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), which was launched in November 2014. in order to bridge the gap in the power infrastructure. urban area.
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) scheme, launched in September 2017, had the vision of providing electricity to every household (the wishful), the statement said. It has been able to provide electricity connections to 28 crore households, which were in darkness till now.
In the last almost seven years, the installed power capacity in the country has increased by 1,55,377 MW.
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