Parliament Question: Strengthening of Power Infrastructure

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3060 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2026 STRENGTHENING OF POWER INFRASTRUCTURE †3060. SMT. JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of electricity demand and power outages from January to June, 2026, Statewise including Chhattisgarh and month-wise;

(b) the measures taken by the Government to strengthen power infrastructure in view of the increasing duration, frequency and intensity of heatwaves due to climate change; and

(c) the names of the States/Union Territories where high electricity demand and power outages were recorded during the said period? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (c): There is adequate availability of power in the country. Present installed generation capacity of the country is 548.86 GW (as on June, 2026). The country has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 324.7 GW of generation capacity since April, 2014 transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient In view of development of El Nino conditions this year, the requirement of electricity has risen significantly. During April to June 2026, overall rise in electricity peak demand was around 12 % as compared to corresponding period last year. As on date, the all-time high All-India peak demand of 270.8 GW was successfully met in the month of May 2026, and in July, 2026. The State-wise and month-wise ‘Power Supply Position’ from January, 2026 to June, 2026 including Chhattisgarh in terms of Energy is given at Annexure-I. The ‘energy supplied’ has been commensurate with the ‘energy requirement’ with only a marginal gap which is generally on account of constraints in the State transmission / distribution network.The Government has taken following measures to strengthen power infrastructure in view of the increasing duration, frequency and intensity of

heatwaves due to climate change:

1. Generation and Storage Planning:

(i) As per National Electricity Plan (Generation), installed generation capacity in 2031-32 is likely to be 874 GW. With a view to ensure generation capacity remains ahead of projected demand, all the States, in consultation with CEA, have prepared their “Resource Adequacy Plans (RAPs)”, which are dynamic 10- year rolling plans and includes power generation as well as power procurement planning.

(ii) All the States were advised to initiate process for creating/ contracting generation capacities; from all generation sources, as per their Resource Adequacy Plans.

(iii) In order to augment the power generation capacity, the Government of

India has initiated following capacity addition programme: a. Thermal Capacity Addition: The projected thermal (coal and lignite) capacity requirement by the year 2035–36 is estimated at approximately 3,15,000 MW as against the 2,11,855 MW installed capacity as on

31.03.2023. To meet this requirement, Ministry of Power has envisaged to set up an additional minimum 1,05,000 MW coal and lignite based thermal capacity.

Accordingly, Thermal capacities of around 21,080 MW have been commissioned since April 2023 till 30.06.2026. In addition, 47,545 MW of thermal capacity (including 4,845 MW of stressed thermal power projects) is currently under construction. The contracts of 16,000 MW have been awarded and are due for construction.

b. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has projected hydro power capacity addition of about 16,448 MW during the period 2026–27 to 2031–

32. Of this, 400 MW has been commissioned as on 30.06.2026 and 12,973 MW are presently under construction. c. Nuclear Capacity Addition: 8,000 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under construction and targeted to be completed by 2031-32. 5,600 MW of Nuclear Capacity is under various stages of planning and approval.

d. Renewables Capacity Addition: 1,47,720 MW Renewable Capacity including 119,580 MW of Solar (including Hybrid-Solar) and 27,720 MW of Wind (including Hybrid-wind) is under construction while 47,830 MW of Renewable Capacity including 44,440 MW of Solar is at various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2029-30.e. Addition of Energy Storage Systems: As on 30.06.2026, 15,870 MW/95,220 MWh Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are under construction.

Further, a total of 6,580 MW/39,480 MWh capacity of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) are concurred and yet to be taken up for construction. As on 30.06.2026, 15,754 MW / 42,530 MWh Battery Energy Storage System

(BESS) capacity are under construction, 11,747 MW / 38,425 MWh has been awarded and 19,192 MW / 67,574 MWh BESS capacity are under tendering stage.

2. Promotion of Renewable Energy (RE) Generation:

(i) 100% Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025 (with waiver tapering off 25% annually till June 2028), for co-located BESS projects commissioned by June 2028, for Hydro PSP projects where construction work awarded by June 2028, for Green Hydrogen Projects commissioned till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects commissioned till December 2032.

(ii) Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) projects have been issued.

(iii) Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) are regularly inviting bids for procurement of RE power.

(iv) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

(v) To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2032.

(vi) Laying of new intrastate transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been supported under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.

(vii) Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.

(viii) Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched.(ix) To encourage RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance.

(x) “Strategy for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects” has been issued.

(xi) Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.

(xii) Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been launched to achieve the objective of localization of supply chain for solar PV Modules.

3. Transmission:

Inter and Intra-State Transmission System has been planned and implementation of the same is taken up in matching time frame of generation capacity addition. As per the National Electricity Plan, about 1,91,474 ckm of transmission lines and 1,274 GVA of transformation capacity is planned to be added (at 220 kV and above voltage level) during the ten-year period from 2022- 23 to 2031-32.

In addition to the above, the Ministry of Power has issued guidelines dated

14.06.2024, 21.03.2025 and 15.12.2025 regarding the payment of compensation for Right of Way (RoW) for transmission lines, wherein the land rate has been linked to the prevailing market rate. These guidelines address the key challenges of RoW arising from landowners demanding higher compensation than the rates determined by the State Government

4. Distribution :

Government of India has supplemented the efforts of the States earlier through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

(DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) and currently under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable supply of power.

Government of India launched RDSS in July 2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution Sector. The scheme has an outlay of Rs. 3,03,758 Cr. and estimated Gross Budgetary Support

(GBS) from Central Government of Rs. 97,631 Cr. Under the scheme, financial assistance is being provided to the Distribution Utilities (excluding Private Sector Utilities) for loss reduction infrastructure works and smart metering works.

Projects worth Rs. 1.53 lakh crore for loss reduction infrastructure and Rs. 1.31 lakh crore for smart metering works have been sanctioned under the scheme which would help improve the reliability and quality of power supply in the country.In addition to above, to support the power distribution utilities to improve their Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses some of the key initiatives taken, in addition to RDSS, are as under:

(i) Additional Borrowing consent of 0.5% of Gross Sate Domestic Product

(GSDP) to State Governments, which is conditional on them undertaking specific reforms in the power sector.

(ii) Additional Prudential Norms for sanctioning of loans to State owned power utilities contingent on the performance of power distribution utilities against prescribed conditions.

(iii) Rules for implementation of Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment

(FPPCA) and cost reflective tariff so as to ensure that all prudent cost for supply of electricity is passed through.

(iv) Rules and Standard Operating Procedure issued for proper subsidy accounting and their timely payment.

With the concerted efforts of Central and State Government, the average hours of supply in rural areas have increased from 12.5 hours in FY 14 to 22.6 hours in FY 26 and in urban areas the same has increased from 22.1 hours in FY 14 to 23.4 hours in FY 26.

5. Grid Frequency:

(i) Indian Electricity Grid Code mandates that RE plants participate in the primary and secondary frequency control in case of contingencies. Hybrid RE power plants, Energy Storage Systems such as BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) and PSP (Pump Storage Project) are being promoted for mitigating variability in RE generation and provide adequate frequency support to the grid.

Considering the requirement of ‘Energy Storage’ to facilitate integration of renewable energy in the country, Ministry of Power (MoP) is providing Viability Gap funding (VGF) for installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

Through this scheme, development of 43 GWh BESS is envisaged.

(ii) Automatic Generation Control (AGC) is being utilized to maintain frequency stability by sending Secondary Reserve Ancillary Services (SRAS) Up or Down signals every four (04) seconds to AGC-enabled power plants.

(iii) Market-based Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Services (TRAS) for addressing real-time demand–supply imbalances.

(iv) The generators with high ramp rate (e.g. hydro or gas) are also scheduled optimally to maintain load generation balance. ***********ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3060 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.08.2026 ************* Detail of State-wise Power Supply Position in terms of Energy:

January, 2026 State/ Energy Energy System / Energy not Supplied Requirement Supplied Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) Chandigarh 149 149 0 0.0 Delhi 2,803 2,803 0 0.0 Haryana 5,179 5,179 0 0.0 Himachal Pradesh 1,231 1,227 4 0.3 UT of J&K and Ladakh 1,966 1,961 5 0.3 Punjab 5,145 5,127 18 0.3 Rajasthan 10,299 10,299 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 12,145 12,145 0 0.0 Uttarakhand 1,450 1,446 4 0.3 Northern Region 40,497 40,465 32 0.1 Chhattisgarh 3,466 3,466 0 0.0 Gujarat 13,088 13,088 0 0.0 Madhya Pradesh 10,599 10,597 2 0.0 Maharashtra 17,544 17,544 0 0.0 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 933 933 0 0.0 Daman & Diu Goa 442 442 0 0.0 Western Region 47,226 47,225 1 0.0 Andhra Pradesh 6,787 6,787 0 0.0 Telangana 8,197 8,197 0 0.0 Karnataka 9,033 9,033 0 0.0 Kerala 2,610 2,610 0 0.0 Tamil Nadu 10,099 10,099 0 0.0 Puducherry 256 256 0 0.0 Lakshadweep (#) 6 6 0 0.0 Southern Region 36,985 36,985 0 0.0 Bihar 3,455 3,454 1 0.0 DVC 2,113 2,113 0 0.0 Jharkhand 1,270 1,270 0 0.0 Odisha 3,226 3,225 1 0.0 West Bengal 5,091 5,060 31 0.6 Sikkim 62 62 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 36 35 1 2.8 Eastern Region 15,222 15,189 33 0.2 Arunachal Pradesh 98 98 0 0.0 Assam 902 902 0 0.0 Manipur 114 114 0 0.0 Meghalaya 199 199 0 0.0 Mizoram 70 70 0 0.0 Nagaland 77 77 0 0.0 Tripura 131 131 0 0.0 North-Eastern Region 1,592 1,592 0 0.0 All India 1,41,522 1,41,455 67 0.0Detail of State-wise Power Supply Position in terms of Energy:

February, 2026 State/ Energy System / Energy Supplied Energy not Supplied Requirement Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) Chandigarh 106 106 0 0.0 Delhi 2,214 2,213 1 0.0 Haryana 4,584 4,584 0 0.0 Himachal Pradesh 1,039 1,036 3 0.3 UT of J&K and Ladakh 1,661 1,660 1 0.1 Punjab 4,591 4,578 13 0.3 Rajasthan 9,125 9,125 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 10,099 10,099 0 0.0 Uttarakhand 1,210 1,209 1 0.1 Northern Region 34,737 34,719 18 0.1 Chhattisgarh 3,578 3,578 0 0.0 Gujarat 12,518 12,518 0 0.0 Madhya Pradesh 9,211 9,209 2 0.0 Maharashtra 17,063 17,063 0 0.0 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 879 879 0 0.0 and Daman & Diu Goa 415 415 0 0.0 Western Region 44,789 44,787 2 0.0 Andhra Pradesh 6,780 6,779 1 0.0 Telangana 8,032 8,031 1 0.0 Karnataka 8,939 8,938 1 0.0 Kerala 2,540 2,539 1 0.0 Tamil Nadu 10,163 10,161 2 0.0 Puducherry 254 254 0 0.0 Lakshadweep 6 6 0 0.0 Southern Region 36,711 36,706 5 0.0 Bihar 3,002 3,002 0 0.0 DVC 1,929 1,928 1 0.1 Jharkhand 1,116 1,116 0 0.0 Odisha 3,201 3,200 1 0.0 West Bengal 4,907 4,907 0 0.0 Sikkim 56 56 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 34 34 0 0.0 Eastern Region 14,217 14,215 2 0.0 Arunachal Pradesh 90 90 0 0.0 Assam 835 835 0 0.0 Manipur 104 104 0 0.0 Meghalaya 176 176 0 0.0 Mizoram 63 63 0 0.0 Nagaland 73 73 0 0.0 Tripura 115 115 0 0.0 North-Eastern Region 1,458 1,457 1 0.1 All India 1,31,911 1,31,883 28 0.0Detail of State-wise Power Supply Position in terms of Energy:

March, 2026 State/ Energy System / Energy Supplied Energy not Supplied Requirement Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) Chandigarh 115 115 0 0.0 Delhi 2,533 2,533 0 0.0 Haryana 4,798 4,797 1 0.0 Himachal Pradesh 1,042 1,039 3 0.3 UT of J&K and Ladakh 1,685 1,682 3 0.2 Punjab 4,846 4,818 28 0.6 Rajasthan 8,470 8,470 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 11,927 11,927 0 0.0 Uttarakhand 1,247 1,238 9 0.7 Northern Region 36,812 36,767 45 0.1 Chhattisgarh 4,387 4,387 0 0.0 Gujarat 13,619 13,619 0 0.0 Madhya Pradesh 8,822 8,817 5 0.1 Maharashtra 19,412 19,408 4 0.0 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 931 931 0 0.0 Daman & Diu Goa 506 506 0 0.0 Western Region 48,918 48,908 10 0.0 Andhra Pradesh 8,095 8,095 0 0.0 Telangana 9,983 9,983 0 0.0 Karnataka 10,272 10,272 0 0.0 Kerala 3,059 3,059 0 0.0 Tamil Nadu 12,166 12,166 0 0.0 Puducherry 306 306 0 0.0 Lakshadweep 7 7 0 0.0 Southern Region 43,885 43,885 0 0.0 Bihar 3,689 3,689 0 0.0 DVC 2,119 2,119 0 0.0 Jharkhand 1,314 1,314 0 0.0 Odisha 3,709 3,709 0 0.0 West Bengal 6,094 6,094 0 0.0 Sikkim 54 54 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 34 34 0 0.0 Eastern Region 16,985 16,985 0 0.0 Arunachal Pradesh 97 97 0 0.0 Assam 905 905 0 0.0 Manipur 97 97 0 0.0 Meghalaya 178 178 0 0.0 Mizoram 63 63 0 0.0 Nagaland 74 74 0 0.0 Tripura 133 133 0 0.0 North-Eastern Region 1,547 1,547 0 0.0 All India 1,48,147 1,48,093 54 0.0Detail of State-wise Power Supply Position in terms of Energy:

April, 2026 State/ Energy System / Energy Supplied Energy not Supplied Requirement Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) Chandigarh 138 138 0 0.0 Delhi 3,188 3,187 1 0.0 Haryana 5,314 5,292 22 0.4 Himachal Pradesh 924 921 3 0.3 UT of J&K and 1,548 1,544 4 0.3 Ladakh Punjab 5,249 5,140 109 2.1 Rajasthan 7,862 7,862 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 13,779 13,776 3 0.0 Uttarakhand 1,337 1,310 27 2.0 Northern Region 39,473 39,306 167 0.4 Chhattisgarh 4,653 4,642 11 0.2 Gujarat 14,049 14,049 0 0.0 Madhya Pradesh 8,841 8,841 0 0.0 Maharashtra 18,933 18,923 10 0.1 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman 843 843 0 0.0 & Diu Goa 525 525 0 0.0 Western Region 49,140 49,119 21 0.0 Andhra Pradesh 8,126 8,126 0 0.0 Telangana 8,714 8,713 1 0.0 Karnataka 10,441 10,427 14 0.1 Kerala 3,256 3,250 6 0.2 Tamil Nadu 12,849 12,849 0 0.0 Puducherry 326 326 0 0.0 Lakshadweep 7 7 0 0.0 Southern Region 43,717 43,696 21 0.0 Bihar 4,289 4,288 1 0.0 DVC 2,114 2,114 0 0.0 Jharkhand 1,388 1,387 1 0.1 Odisha 4,231 4,231 0 0.0 West Bengal 6,954 6,953 1 0.0 Sikkim 49 49 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 40 39 1 2.5 Eastern Region 19,029 19,028 1 0.0 Arunachal Pradesh 88 88 0 0.0 Assam 955 952 3 0.3 Manipur 94 94 0 0.0 Meghalaya 167 167 0 0.0 Mizoram 60 60 0 0.0 Nagaland 77 77 0 0.0 Tripura 156 156 0 0.0 North-Eastern 1,597 1,594 3 0.2 Region All India 1,52,956 1,52,743 213 0.1Detail of State-wise Power Supply Position in terms of Energy:

May,2026 State/ Energy Energy System / Energy not Supplied Requirement Supplied Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) Chandigarh 194 194 0 0.0 Delhi 4,215 4,214 1 0.0 Haryana 6,964 6,924 40 0.6 Himachal Pradesh 1,070 1,068 2 0.2 UT of J&K and 1,637 1,626 11 0.7 Ladakh Punjab 7,134 7,106 28 0.4 Rajasthan 9,930 9,930 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 16,815 16,808 7 0.0 Uttarakhand 1,545 1,544 1 0.1 Northern Region 49,649 49,557 92 0.2 Chhattisgarh 4,045 4,044 1 0.0 Gujarat 15,519 15,482 37 0.2 Madhya Pradesh 9,670 9,643 27 0.3 Maharashtra 20,235 20,102 133 0.7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 892 892 0 0.0 and Daman & Diu Goa 535 535 0 0.0 Western Region 52,228 52,029 199 0.4 Andhra Pradesh 8,142 8,142 0 0.0 Telangana 7,320 7,319 1 0.0 Karnataka 9,198 9,198 0 0.0 Kerala 3,023 3,021 2 0.1 Tamil Nadu 12,411 12,410 1 0.0 Puducherry 335 335 0 0.0 Lakshadweep 7 7 0 0.0 Southern Region 40,434 40,430 4 0.0 Bihar 4,523 4,523 0 0.0 DVC 2,098 2,098 0 0.0 Jharkhand 1,494 1,494 0 0.0 Odisha 4,390 4,389 1 0.0 West Bengal 7,131 7,129 2 0.0 Sikkim 43 43 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 40 39 1 2.5 Eastern Region 19,686 19,683 3 0.0 Arunachal Pradesh 94 94 0 0.0 Assam 1,173 1,170 3 0.3 Manipur 105 105 0 0.0 Meghalaya 181 181 0 0.0 Mizoram 62 62 0 0.0 Nagaland 90 90 0 0.0 Tripura 158 158 0 0.0 North-Eastern Region 1,864 1,862 2 0.1 All India 1,63,861 1,63,561 300 0.2Detail of State-wise Power Supply Position in terms of Energy:

June, 2026 (Provisional) State/ Energy Energy System / Energy not Supplied Requirement Supplied Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) Chandigarh 214 214 0 0.0 Delhi 4,340 4,339 1 0.0 Haryana 7,697 7,665 32 0.4 Himachal Pradesh 1,138 1,136 2 0.2 UT of J&K and Ladakh 1,584 1,569 15 0.9 Punjab 9,123 9,082 41 0.4 Rajasthan 9,764 9,764 0 0.0 Uttar Pradesh 18,816 18,816 0 0.0 Uttarakhand 1,689 1,685 4 0.2 Northern Region 54,562 54,466 96 0.2 Chhattisgarh 3,792 3,788 4 0.1 Gujarat 16,543 16,543 0 0.0 Madhya Pradesh 8,400 8,400 0 0.0 Maharashtra 19,371 19,349 22 0.1 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 948 948 0 0.0 Daman & Diu Goa 473 473 0 0.0 Western Region 50,630 50,604 26 0.1 Andhra Pradesh 7,540 7,537 3 0.0 Telangana 7,098 7,095 3 0.0 Karnataka 8,363 8,360 3 0.0 Kerala 2,618 2,610 8 0.3 Tamil Nadu 12,213 12,209 4 0.0 Puducherry 341 341 0 0.0 Lakshadweep 6 6 0 0.0 Southern Region 38,176 38,156 20 0.1 Bihar 5,324 5,307 17 0.3 DVC 2,122 2,122 0 0.0 Jharkhand 1,549 1,548 1 0.1 Odisha 4,249 4,248 1 0.0 West Bengal 7,513 7,511 2 0.0 Sikkim 41 41 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 40 39 1 2.5 Eastern Region 20,805 20,783 22 0.1 Arunachal Pradesh 102 102 0 0.0 Assam 1,403 1,399 4 0.3 Manipur 103 103 0 0.0 Meghalaya 183 183 0 0.0 Mizoram 61 61 0 0.0 Nagaland 97 97 0 0.0 Tripura 177 177 0 0.0 North-Eastern Region 2,127 2,123 4 0.2 All India 1,66,300 1,66,131 169 0.1 *******************