24×7 pan-India power by 2025
Source: PIB
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Overview
- News in Brief
- Status of Power Supply
Why in the News?
According to sources, the Union government is looking to set March 2025 as the deadline for 24×7 electricity supply across the country.
News in Brief
- After connecting all households with electricity supply through two flagship schemes in the past decade, the central government now plans to ensure uninterrupted reliable power supply by the end of 2024-25 (FY25).
- This initiative will be part of the planned reforms if this government is voted back to power, said sources in the government.
- After achieving universal connectivity, senior officials in the power ministry said, the next step was to ensure round-the-clock power supply.
Status of Power Supply
- Average hours of electricity supply have increased in both rural and urban areas.
- Average power supply in urban areas stands at 23.5 hours per day
- 20.5 hours per day in rural areas.
- States and power distribution companies (discoms) are being pursued to improve it further to 24 hours.
- The ministry expects the demand to touch 250 Gw in the upcoming financial year during summer.
- 426GW India’s installed power generation.
- 20.8% AT&C loss of discom according to UDAY Portal.
- 15.4% AT&C loss in FY23 according to year and review by power ministry.
- 78,000 cr current total dues of discoms to gencos according to PRAAPTI Portal.
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