Connected is the word to watch

Nearly 6 crore rural households and many urban households too, have no electricity connection.
Anurag Mishra, Head – Solar Business, Emergent Ventures India
Limited electricity or no connectionsThe centre has set a target of generating 1,178 billion units with overall surplus of 1.1 per cent and peak surplus of 2.6 per cent this fiscal as per the Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) for 2016-17. Data show that the all-India power deficit has been easing from 8.7 per cent in 2012-13; the shortfall was down to 2.1 per cent in 2015-16.  However, commenting on the power surplus scenario, Anurag Mishra, Head – Solar Business, Emergent Ventures India (EVI) says. “The numbers show the extent to which power supply falls short of the demand by those connected to the grid. Connected is the word to watch. With nearly 6 crore rural households and many urban households too, have no electricity connection. So, the reported numbers under-estimate the country’s real demand for electricity. Also, the supply of electricity to farmers (which is subsidised or free) is limited to few hours every day. It is these limited hours of supply that are taken into account while calculating the power requirement of agricultural customers to arrive at the overall deficit or surplus.”
He points out, “The deficit is only capturing the unmet demand of the people connected to the grid. However, people who are yet to be connected and those with poor supply quality are not being taken into account.”

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