There is no power deficiency in India stated R K Singh
While speaking at a function recently, union power minister R K Singh stated that there is no power deficiency in India as there is 3.47 lakh MW of availability against the maximum demand of 1.85 lakh MW, currently.
The union minister for Power R K Singh recently stated that during the last six years, India has become a power surplus, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and has also exhibited the world’s highest renewable-energy growth rate.
The nation has no power deficit currently, as to a maximum demand of 1.85 lakh MW of electricity, the supply amounts to 3.74 lakh MW. He pointed out that the country was facing a power deficit earlier but after Modi government took over in 2014, the power generation in the country has doubled making India a power surplus country.
He was speaking at a function, which was held for signing of an agreement between the J&K administration and NHPC for the development of 850 MW Ratle hydro-electric project (HEP) and 930 MW Kirthai-II HEP, along with the execution of Sawalkot HEP (1856 MW), Uri-I (Stage-II-240 MW) and Dulhasti (Stage-II-258 MW), at an estimated cost of INR 34,000 crore.
He further added that the country has seen active participation from the private sector that has poured in more investment in the generation of electricity than the public sector.
Referring to a report he added that India has exhibited the highest renewable energy growth rate in the world making it the most attractive destination in renewable energy space globally. He added that this achievement can be attributed to the efforts of the government for carrying out things in a transparent manner.
Throwing light on the power supply situation in the country he said, that today rural areas in the country are getting electricity for around 20 hours of supply against the 18.5 hours supply earlier. Also in urban areas, they are getting 20 hours of power supply, while around 80 percent of towns are getting round-the-clock power supply.
Meanwhile with the introduction of smart prepaid meters system has helped in the replacement of manual preparation and delivery of bills, he added. He pointed out that the system is good for the public as they can recharge their bills through mobile and in event of failure of paying bills they will have to face load-shedding.
