Electricity Availability Sold
(Source: Ministry of Power / Central Electricity Authority)
Expectedly, Electricity Availability / Electricity Sold is anchored with respect to Utilities as the reference
Hence the identity is:
Gross Generation from Utilities - Consumption in Power Station Auxiliaries = Net Generated from Utilities
Net Generated from Utilities + Purchases from Non Utilities = Net Electricity Available to Utilities
Net Electricity Available Utilities - Energy Loss in Transmission = Electricity Sold by Utilities
For 2024-25, Gross Generation from Utilities was 1824,214 GWh, less the Consumption in Power Station Auxiliaries of 112,190 GWh, leading to Net Generated from Utilities of 1712,024 GWh
Purchases from Non Utilities were 13,230 GWh, leading to Net Electricity Available for Utilities of 1725,254 GWh
When we subtract Energy Loss in Transmission of 302,306 GWh, we get Electricity Sold by Utilities 1422,948 GWh
In percentage terms, Loss in Transmission was 17.5%
We would like to highlight here that Purchases from Non Utilities mentioned above is only the portion sold by Non-Utilities to Utilities, whereas bulk of the Gross Generation by Non-Utilities goes towards meeting their own captive demand. As can be seen in the section on Gross Generation Non-Utilities, for 2024-25, the Gross Generation of Non-Utilites was 235,098 GWh
| Year | Gross Generation from Utilities | Consumption in Power Station Auxiliaries | Net Generated from Utilities | Purchases from Non Utilities Imports | Net Electricity Available Utilities | Electricity Sold by Utilities | Energy Loss in Transmission | Loss in Transmission pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1824214.0 | 112190.0 | 1712024.0 | 13230.0 | 1725254.0 | 1422948.0 | 302306.0 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1734375.0 | 106650.0 | 1627725.0 | 11252.0 | 1638977.0 | 1350092.0 | 288885.0 | 17.6 |
| 2022-23 | 1617904.3 | 93429.4 | 1524474.9 | 11190.6 | 1535665.5 | 1264102.8 | 271562.7 | 17.7 |
| 2021-22 | 1484462.9 | 86756.2 | 1397706.7 | 16196.7 | 1413903.4 | 1141485.0 | 272418.4 | 19.3 |
| 2020-21 | 1373186.9 | 80472.2 | 1292714.6 | 21310.3 | 1314025.0 | 1041655.6 | 272369.3 | 20.7 |
| 2019-20 | 1383416.7 | 83300.8 | 1300116.0 | 22931.8 | 1323047.8 | 1052346.4 | 270701.5 | 20.5 |
| 2018-19 | 1371779.5 | 83386.0 | 1288393.5 | 19291.1 | 1307684.6 | 1037517.9 | 270166.7 | 20.7 |
| 2017-18 | 1303454.7 | 82147.6 | 1221307.1 | 11198.2 | 1232505.3 | 973130.8 | 259374.5 | 21.0 |
| 2016-17 | 1235358.0 | 81044.4 | 1154313.6 | 8976.6 | 1163290.2 | 914092.7 | 249197.5 | 21.4 |
| 2015-16 | 1167584.0 | 79302.5 | 1088281.6 | 15946.8 | 1104228.3 | 863364.0 | 240864.3 | 21.8 |
| 2014-15 | 1116849.9 | 76268.0 | 1040581.9 | 13773.0 | 1054354.9 | 814250.0 | 240104.9 | 22.8 |
| 2013-14 | 1026648.6 | 70161.0 | 956487.6 | 17948.0 | 974435.6 | 751908.0 | 222528.0 | 22.8 |
| 2012-13 | 964488.9 | 64109.0 | 900379.9 | 20849.0 | 921228.9 | 708997.0 | 212232.0 | 23.0 |
| 2011-12 | 922451.2 | 56499.0 | 865952.2 | 15514.0 | 881466.2 | 673068.0 | 208398.0 | 23.6 |
| 2010-11 | 844748.0 | 52952.0 | 791796.0 | 19839.0 | 811635.0 | 617098.0 | 194537.0 | 24.0 |
| 2009-10 | 799851.0 | 50723.0 | 749128.0 | 14391.0 | 763519.0 | 569723.0 | 193796.0 | 25.4 |
| 2008-09 | 741167.0 | 47404.0 | 693764.0 | 14181.0 | 707945.0 | 527623.0 | 180322.0 | 25.5 |
| 2007-08 | 722625.0 | 45531.0 | 677095.0 | 12685.0 | 689780.0 | 502267.0 | 187513.0 | 27.2 |
| 2006-07 | 670654.0 | 43577.0 | 627077.0 | 11931.0 | 639008.0 | 455965.0 | 183043.0 | 28.6 |
| 2005-06 | 623819.0 | 41970.0 | 581849.0 | 10345.0 | 592194.0 | 412096.0 | 180098.0 | 30.4 |
| 2004-05 | 594456.0 | 41590.0 | 552866.0 | 8843.0 | 561709.0 | 386174.0 | 175535.0 | 31.3 |
| 2003-04 | 565102.0 | 39801.0 | 525301.0 | 9730.0 | 535031.0 | 360996.0 | 174035.0 | 32.5 |
| 2002-03 | 532693.0 | 38256.0 | 494437.0 | 8219.0 | 502656.0 | 339773.0 | 162883.0 | 32.4 |
| 2001-02 | 517439.0 | 36606.0 | 480833.0 | 7969.0 | 488802.0 | 322691.0 | 166111.0 | 34.0 |
| 2000-01 | 501204.0 | 34932.0 | 466272.0 | 5596.0 | 471868.0 | 316795.0 | 155073.0 | 32.9 |
We would like to highlight here that Purchases from Non Utilities mentioned above is only the portion sold by Non-Utilities to Utilities, whereas bulk of the Gross Generation by Non-Utilities goes towards meeting their own captive demand
As can be seen in the section on Gross Generation Non-Utilities, for 2023-24, the Gross Generation of Non-Utilities was 223,902 GWh, whereas Purchases of Utilities from Non Utilities were 12,696 GWh
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