Achievements of Power Ministry during last 4 years: Read here

New Delhi, June 6: PM Modi-led central government during its four years of tenure has completed almost all its poll promises of all-round development in the country including electrification of villages, roads and bridges, empowering women, empowering youth and poor etc. Notably, the Power Ministry on Tuesday released a statement in which it declared the achievements earned in last four years.

Achievements of Power Ministry during last 4 years

(i)Generation capacity-

1 Lakh MW generation capacity added. (2,43,029 MW in March 2014 to 3,44,002 MW in March 2018)

India emerges as a net exporter of electricity. 7203 MU supplied to Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar in FY 2017-18.

Energy deficit reduced from 4.2 percent (in FY 2013-14) to 0.7 percent (in FY 2017-18).

(ii) One Grid One Nation-

Expansion of transmission grid by 1 lakh ckm

Highest ever transformation capacity addition of 86,193 MVA in FY 2017-18

26 projects worth Rs. 48,427 crore awarded through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding

Inter-regional transfer capacity addition more than tripled (16,000 MW in FY 2010-14 and 50,500 MW in FY 2014-18).

(iii)DeenDayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana (DDUGJY)

100 percent of village electrification

Outlay of Rs. 75,893 crore

Funds to states increased by 2.5 times (Rs. 10,873 crore in FY 2010 -14 and Rs 24,890 crore in 2014-18)

2,56,750 km HT and LT lines

4,09,989 distribution transformers.

(iv)UJALA

107 crore LED bulbs distributed

30.01 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA resulting in saving of 15,500 crore per year

77.99 crore additional LED bulbs distributed by industry.

87 percent reduction in LED bulb procurement cost through demand aggregation.

(v) 4376 MW hydel capacity addition (FY 2014-18)

(vi) SAUBHAGYA

Launched for universal electrification

Camps organised at village level. Minimum documentation required

Special drive for economically weaker sections under Gram SwarajAbhiyan

60.34 lakh households electrified since 11th Oct, 2017.

(vii) UDAY

More than Rs 20,000 crore interest cost saved by DISCOMs under UDAY

Reduction in AT&C losses in 17 states within one year of operation

Revenue gaps bridged by 33 percent in one year of operation

India’s rank improved to 29 in 2018 from 111 in 2014on World Bank’s Ease of Getting Electricity Ranking.

(viii) Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)

Outlay of Rs. 65,424 crore

1376 towns IT-enabled

1900 additional towns under progress

1156 towns reported reduction in AT&C losses

1,29,093 km HT and LT lines

66,947 distribution transformers.

(ix) Power for All 24*7 –

Joint initiative of Govt of India and State Govts.

Roadmap for 24*7 power supply prepared. States ready to ensure 24*7 Power for All from 1st April, 2019.

(x) Focus on North-East region-

Electrification of 5855 villages and intensive electrification of 9004 villages completed.

130 towns IT enabled.

52.28 lakh LED bulbs distributed under UJALA

Rs. 9866 crore projects undertaken for strengthening/development of intra-state transmission

Innovations and Initiatives-

Electric vehicles –

No licence required for charging stations

Procurement of 10,000 e-vehicles for Government institutions

Smart Metering-

Procurement of 50 lakh smart meters done.

1 crore prepaid meters under procurement

Energy efficiency-

Star labelling program saved energy worth Rs. 22,500 crore.

Energy efficiency measures through PAT in large industries saved energy worth Rs. 9500 crore

Energy Conservation Building Code for energy efficient buildings launched in June, 2017

Digital initiatives-

e-Bidding and e-Reverse Auction for short and medium term procurement of power.

Enabling payments through NPCI platforms such as BHIM, BBPS, Bharat QR etc. More than 24 crore digital transactions in FY 2017-18 for electricity bill payments.

To bring transparency and to disseminate information to public at large following Apps are launched by the Ministry of Power:

• SAUBHAGYA – App for tracking household electrification.
• VidyutPravah – The Mobile/Web App provides real-time information of current demand met, shortages if any, surplus power available and the prices in Power Exchange.
• UJALA (UnnatJyoti by Affordable LED`S for All) – App provides real-time updates on the LED distribution happening across the country.
• UrjaMitra – monitoring of power availability and sending power cut information through SMS
• MERIT–information pertaining to marginal variable cost and source wise purchase of electricity.
• UDAY- Allows people to compare DISCOMs on the basis of 26 major performance parameters.
• URJA (Urban Jyoti Abhiyan) – It is an informative App for Urban Distribution Sector. It captures Consumer-centric parameters from the IT systems created under IPDS.
• TARANG (Transmission App for real-time monitoring & Growth) – It is an IT Web/mobile-based platform to provide status of both inter and intrastate Transmission Projects in the country. This platform also shows the prospective interstate as well as intrastate Transmission Projects.
• DEEP e-bidding (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) – The portal will provide a common e-bidding platform with e-reverse auction facility to facilitate nation-wide power procurement through a wider network so as to bring uniformity and transparency in the process of power procurement.
• Ash Track- linking fly ash users and power plants for better ash utilization.