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    India’s Power Distribution Sector: An assessment of financial and operational sustainability

    Nirula, Ajai | October 2019
    Abstract
    The Indian power sector value chain can be broadly segmented into generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. At an all-India level, the total installed generation capacity was 3,56,100.19 MW as on March 31, 2019 (provisional). The peak load demand of 1,75,528 MW during FY 2018-19 was largely met, considering that the peak load supply shortfall was 1494 MW (0.8%).1 This indicates that power deficits on account of generation capacity shortfall, which plagued the sector till recently, have been addressed. In the next five years, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) estimates that existing generation capacity, augmented by power projects to be commissioned during this period, will be adequate to meet the energy demand growth. In the transmission sector, India’s regional grids (Northern, Eastern, Western, North-Eastern, and Southern) are currently integrated into one national grid. By the end of the 12th plan period (2012-2017), India had total inter-regional transmission capacity to transfer nearly 75,050 MW. This is expected to increase to about 1,18,050 MW by the end of the 13th Plan (2017-2022) and will be adequate to meet the energy flow requirements across the regions within India. The distribution sector consists of Power Distribution Companies (Discoms) responsible for the supply and distribution of energy to the consumers (industry, commercial, agriculture, domestic etc.). This sector is the weakest link in terms of financial and operational sustainability. It is worth noting that the total outstanding dues of Discoms payable to generators/creditors as of February 2019 stood at an alarming level of Rs. 418.81 billion, as per data from 58 Discoms reported by 17 participating GENCOs (Generation Companies). This included the overdue amount of Rs. 267.56 billion > 60 days payable to the generators.
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    Nirula, Ajai. 2019. India’s Power Distribution Sector: An assessment of financial and operational sustainability. © Brookings India. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/11277.
    Keywords
    Alternative energy
    Alternative energy development
    Commercial Energy
    Energy Economics
    Energy Technology
    Household Energy Consumption
    Industrial Energy Consumption
    Primary Energy
    Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
    Project Evaluation & Review Technique
    Evaluation Techniques
    Evaluation Methods
    Evaluation Criteria
    Alternative energy program
    Alternative energy technology
    Domestic Energy
    Energy Demand
    Energy Prices
    Energy Pricing Policy
    Energy Supply
    Nuclear
    Primary Energy Supply
    Development Indicators
    Social Participation
    Low Income Groups
    Income Generation
    Newly Industrializing Countries
    Input output analysis
    Cost benefit analysis
    Needs assessment
    Economic evaluation
    Energy Industries
    Energy planning
    Alternative energy technology
    Project impact
    Program management
    Project appraisal
    Green technology
    Electric power
    Energy development
    Power supply
    Electric power consumption
    Price
    Consumer
    Consumption
    Supply and demand
    Electric power plant
    Power
    Renewable energy source
    Renewable energy resource
    Energy conservation
    Energy policy
    Participatory monitoring and evaluation
    Participative management
    Energy consumption
    Risk assessment
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