India has seen the addition of over 11,000 ckm of transmission lines in 2024, it was informed in Parliament.
In a written reply given in the Lok Sabha, Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Power, said that 11,116 ckm of transmission lines (of 220kV or above) were added during 2024 (January 1 to December 31).
Besides, 2,200 MW of interregional transfer capacity was established in the same period, it was informed.
The all-India peak power demand for FY25 (up to February 2025) was 2,49,856 MW which occurred on 30.05.2024. This peak demand was successfully met with only a marginal gap of 2 MW, the minister said.
There is adequate availability of power in the country. Present installed generation capacity of the country is 470 GW. Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 238 GW of generation capacity since April 2014, transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient, the minister’s reply noted.
Further, addition of 2,01,088 ckm of transmission lines, 7,78,017 MVA of transformation capacity and 82,790 MW of interregional transfer capacity has been added since 2014 with capability of transferring 1,18,740 MW from one corner of the country to another.
The average daily hour of power supply in rural and urban areas as of February, 2025 was 22.6 hours and 23.4 hours, respectively, the minister said.
Energy demand-supply
With respect to energy availability, the power minister said that the gap between energy requirement and energy supplied has declined to marginal level of 0.1 per cent, only during FY25 (up to February, 2025). Even this marginal gap between energy requirement and energy supplied is generally on account of constraints in the state transmission/distribution network, the minister observed.
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