Figure at a Glance in Assam, 2022-23:
| Installed Capacity of Generating Plant (MW) | 425.66 |
| Gross Unit Generation (MU) | 2213.43 |
| Energy Requirement (MU) | 11460.00 |
| Peak Demand (MW) | 2426.00 |
| Peak Demand Met (MW) | 2357.00 |
| Shortage (in %) | 2.84 |
| No. of Consumers | |
| Domestic | 6235032 |
| Commercial | 345375 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Installed Capacity and Generation of Electricity in Assam, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| Type/ Name of Plant | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| A. Installed Capacity of Generating Plant (MW) | ||||
| Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Stage-I | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Stage-II | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Gas | LTPS | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| LRPP | 69.75 | 69.76 | 69.76 | |
| NTPS | 42 | 42 | 34.47 | |
| NRPP | - | 62.25 | 62.25 | |
| Waster Heat | LTPS WHRU | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| Recovery Unit | NTPS WHRU | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.33 |
| NRPP WHRU | - | 36.15 | 36.15 | |
| Total (A) | APGCL | 341.96 | 422.36 | 425.66 |
| B. Gross Unit Generation (MU) | ||||
| Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 202.62 | 407.25 | 475.78 |
| Stage-I | 19.29 | 18.27 | 34.34 | |
| Stage-II | 11.96 | 14.83 | 22.31 | |
| Gas | LTPS | 447.57 | 406.52 | 540.52 |
| LRPP | 477.07 | 510.11 | 505.41 | |
| NTPS | 231.08 | 157.1 | 192.86 | |
| NRPP | 0 | 490.56 | 442.23 | |
| Total (B) | APGCL | 1389.59 | 2004.65 | 2213.43 |
| C. Auxiliary Consumption (MU) | ||||
| Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 0.57 | 2.04 | 2.38 |
| Stage-I | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.34 | |
| Stage-II | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.22 | |
| Gas | LTPS | 36.96 | 38.31 | 41.7 |
| LRPP | 9.67 | 11.32 | 8.01 | |
| NTPS | 12.35 | 8.94 | 10.96 | |
| NRPP | 0 | 22.29 | 14.82 | |
| Total (C) | APGCL | 59.86 | 83.23 | 78.44 |
| D. Net Unit Generation (MU) | ||||
| Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 202.06 | 405.22 | 473.4 |
| Stage-I | 19.09 | 18.09 | 33.99 | |
| Stage-II | 11.84 | 14.68 | 22.09 | |
| Gas | LTPS | 410.61 | 368.21 | 498.82 |
| LRPP | 467.41 | 498.79 | 497.4 | |
| NTPS | 218.73 | 148.16 | 181.9 | |
| NRPP | 0 | 468.27 | 427.41 | |
| Total (D) | APGCL | 1329.74 | 1921.42 | 2134.99 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Requirement and shortage of Electricity in Assam, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| Item | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Energy Requirement (MU) | 10192 | 10844 | 1146 |
| Energy Availability (MU) | 9815 | 10825 | 11459 |
| Shortage (MU) | 377 | 19 | 1 |
| Peak Demand (MW) | 2051 | 2165 | 2426 |
| Peak Demand Met (MW) | 1990 | 2120 | 2357 |
| Shortage (MW) | 61 | 45 | 69 |
| Shortage (In %) | 2.97 | 2.08 | 2.84 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Transmission, Distribution and Commercial Losses in Assam, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| Item | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Energy Input (MUs) (At APDCL end) | 9156.1 | 10259.4 | 10984.0 |
| Energy Billed (MUs) | 7457.8 | 8520.1 | 9202.5 |
| T & D Losses (MUs) (in %) | 18.55 | 16.95 | 16.22 |
| Amount Billed (Rs. in Crore) | 5283.65 | 6017.48 | 7300.86 |
| Amount Realised (Rs. in Crore | 4990.98 | 6303.82 | 7343.86 |
| Collection Efficiency (in %) | 94.46 | 104.76 | 100.59 |
| Aggregate Transmission and Commercial Losses (%) | 23.06 | 13.00 | 15.73 |
Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam-2023.
Electricity Purchased in Assam, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| Year | MU Purchased/generated (ex-bus) | All Charges Total (Rs. in Crore) | Average Rate (Rs/kwh) |
| 2020-21 | 11003.64 | 5807.24 | 5.28 |
| 2021-22 | 11952.00 | 5917.00 | 4.95 |
| 2022-23 | 12813.04 | 8478.85 | 6.62 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Sector-Wise Electricity Consumption in Assam, 2021-21 to 2022-23: (Units in MU)
| Sector | Period | % Change in 2022-23 over 2021-22 | ||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | ||
| Industrial | 1011.56 | 1232.00 | 1508.80 | 49.16% |
| Agriculture | 37.27 | 48.00 | 54.40 | 45.96% |
| Domestic | 4224.86 | 4718.00 | 4566.80 | 8.09% |
| Commercial | 987.22 | 1152.00 | 1367.60 | 38.53% |
| Public Service | 99.72 | 119.00 | 167.40 | 67.87% |
| Other | 1097.20 | 1251.00 | 1471.20 | 34.09% |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Circle-Wise number of Consumers in Assam, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| Name of Circle | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
| Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | |
| Badarpur | 311630 | 15503 | 330765 | 17120 | 332203 | 18976 |
| Barpeta | 458445 | 18739 | 456079 | 20270 | 473032 | 22082 |
| Bongaigaon | 485445 | 17980 | 510536 | 20571 | 507995 | 22415 |
| Cachar | 276511 | 18468 | 304074 | 20677 | 325447 | 22174 |
| Dibrugarh | 196233 | 11733 | 179579 | 44919 | 219203 | 11926 |
| GEC-I | 228569 | 34107 | 242380 | 32957 | 247107 | 36692 |
| GEC-II | 297382 | 14178 | 305085 | 16466 | 317515 | 17808 |
| Golaghat | 208477 | 7822 | 213131 | 8448 | 214409 | 9361 |
| Jorhat | 252173 | 12186 | 270634 | 13279 | 264582 | 14328 |
| Kokrajhar | 413834 | 15547 | 444348 | 16747 | 458058 | 19641 |
| Kanch | 210394 | 8870 | 227482 | 9231 | 228942 | 9948 |
| Mangaldoi | 338480 | 13129 | 331945 | 14611 | 337597 | 15954 |
| Morigaon | 179333 | 7647 | 186079 | 8468 | 188206 | 9640 |
| Nagaon | 494756 | 25763 | 509157 | 27684 | 518126 | 30162 |
| North Lakhimpur | 358549 | 13456 | 360053 | 14618 | 367821 | 16064 |
| Rangia | 315382 | 12343 | 320252 | 13754 | 54 | 15038 |
| Sivasagar | 257004 | 14060 | 273368 | 15037 | 78 | 16068 |
| Tezpur | 352918 | 16920 | 363927 | 17699 | 369262 | 19346 |
| Tinsukia | 270373 | 16449 | 270900 | 17043 | 266387 | 17752 |
| Total | 5905888 | 294900 | 6099774 | 349599 | 6235032 | 345375 |
N.B.: Domestic consumer including Jeevan Dhara, Domestic-A, Domestic-B and HT Domestic
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Source-wise Electricity in Assam Generated by APGCL, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| Type of Power Point | Electricity Generated (MU) | % Change in 2022-23 over 2021-22 | ||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | ||
| Thermal Power Plant (Natural Gas Based) | 1155.73 | 1564.29 | 1681.01 | 7.46 |
| Hydro Power Plant | 233.87 | 440.35 | 532.42 | 20.91 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Voltage Level-Wise Existing Transmission Lines, 2019-20 to 2022-23:
| Name of Transmission Lines | Voltage Level in Ckt. Km | |||
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| Total 400 KV Transmission Lines | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7.20 | 6.50 |
| Total 220 KV Transmission Lines | 2048.00 | 2048.05 | 2048.05 | 1917.21 |
| Total 132 KV Transmission Lines | 3039.00 | 3069.19 | 3115.00 | 3496.59 |
| Total 66 KV Transmission Lines | 613.00 | 613.00 | 613.00 | 559.30 |
| Total | 5707.20 | 5737.44 | 5783.25 | 5979.60 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Renewable Energy Related District-Wise Physical Performance of Agriculture Department in Assam, 2021-22 to 2022-23:
| District | Installation of Solar PV Pump-set (in Nos.) | |||
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
| During | Functioning | During | Functioning | |
| Kokrajhar | 19 | 19 | 248 | 248 |
| Dhubri | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 |
| Goalpara | 0 | 0 | 525 | 525 |
| Barpeta | 6 | 6 | 385 | 385 |
| Morigaon | 2 | 2 | 790 | 790 |
| Nagaon | 0 | 0 | 318 | 318 |
| Sonitpur | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| Lakhimpur | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 |
| Dhemaji | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 |
| Tinsukia | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Dibrugarh | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sivasagar | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Jorhat | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Golaghat | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| Karbi Anglong | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Dima Hasao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karimganj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hailakandi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bongaigaon | 0 | 0 | 263 | 263 |
| Chirang | 5 | 5 | 214 | 214 |
| Kamrup | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 |
| Kamrup Metro | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nalbari | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 |
| Baksa | 0 | 0 | 188 | 188 |
| Darrang | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 |
| Udalguri | 0 | 0 | 222 | 222 |
| Biswanath | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 |
| Charaideo | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Hojai | 56 | 56 | 509 | 509 |
| Majuli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Salmara | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 |
| West Karbi Anglong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assam | 88 | 88 | 4905 | 4905 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Renewable Energy Related District-Wise Physical Performance of Irrigation Department in Assam, 2021-22 to 2022-23:
| District | Installation of Solar PV Pump-set (in Nos.) | |||
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
| During | Functioning | During | Functioning | |
| Kokrajhar | 46 | 145 | - | 214 |
| Dhubri | 28 | 48 | - | 84 |
| Goalpara | 25 | 55 | - | 53 |
| Barpeta | 105 | 180 | 2 | 239 |
| Morigaon | 2 | - | 102 | 385 |
| Nagaon | 6 | 232 | 6 | 395 |
| Sonitpur | 149 | 379 | - | 713 |
| Lakhimpur | 0 | - | 129 | 507 |
| Dhemaji | 0 | - | 77 | 293 |
| Tinsukia | 0 | - | 175 | 607 |
| Dibrugarh | 10 | 156 | 4 | 298 |
| Sivasagar | 85 | 130 | - | 231 |
| Jorhat | 0 | 148 | 4 | 284 |
| Golaghat | 39 | 96 | 0 | 181 |
| Karbi Anglong | 0 | - | 114 | 381 |
| Dima Hasao | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cachar | 0 | - | 247 | 682 |
| Karimganj | 0 | - | 145 | 340 |
| Hailakandi | 0 | - | 69 | 222 |
| Bongaigaon | 82 | 83 | - | 143 |
| Chirang | 35 | 35 | - | 61 |
| Kamrup | 114 | 335 | 32 | 537 |
| Kamrup Metro | 24 | 72 | 0 | 82 |
| Nalbari | 0 | - | 157 | 527 |
| Baksa | 0 | - | 2 | 111 |
| Darrang | 3 | 75 | 0 | 147 |
| Udalguri | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Charaideo | 94 | 94 | - | 190 |
| Majuli | 66 | 66 | 18 | 158 |
| South Salmara | 48 | 48 | 0 | 54 |
| West Karbi Anglong | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Assam | 961 | 2377 | 1322 | 8119 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Status of Electrification under DDUGJY-New Scheme : (FY 2021-22 to 2022-23)
| Particulars | Revised Target | Yearly Achievements | Cumulative Achievement | % Achievement |
| Year : 2021-22 | ||||
| Households (Nos.) | 368610 | 368610 | 368610 | 100% |
| 11 KV Line (Km) | 3540.315 | 3540.315 | 3540.315 | 100% |
| LT Line (Km) | 11676.910 | 11676.913 | 11676.913 | 100% |
| Distribution Transformer (DTR) (Nos.) | 5653 | 5653 | 5653 | 100% |
N.B.: DDUGJY-New (Add. HH) Scheme is closed on 07-03-2022
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Status under DDUGJY-RE(XII Plan), DDUGJY, SAUBHAGYA and DDUGJY-New(Addl. HH) Scheme, 2020-21 to 2022-23: (Rs. in Crore)
| Name of Scheme | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
| Received | Expenditure | Received | Expenditure | Received | Expenditure | |
| DDUGJY-RE (XII Plan) | 115.48 | 131.67 | 94.5 | 116.57 | 2.75 | 71.06 |
| DDUGJY | 2.75 | 158.53 | 90.76 | 111.50 | 18.11 | 122.62 |
| Saubhagya/ Addl. Infra | 476.92 | 431.30 | 157.89 | 233.72 | 0 | 68.97 |
| DDUGJY-New (Addl. HH) | - | - | - | - | 164.48 | 137.12 |
| Total | 595.15 | 721.5 | 343.15 | 461.79 | 185.34 | 399.77 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Renewable Energy Physical Performance of APDCL during 2022-23:
| District | Smart Street Lighting @ | Rooftop Solar PV Station # | Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) GoI | |
| No. of Rural PHCs | Plant Capacity (KW) | |||
| Kokrajhar | 9 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
| Dhubri | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Goalpara | 14 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Barpeta | 27 | 5 | 25 | 65 |
| Morigaon | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Nagaon | 16 | 7 | 35 | 37 |
| Sonitpur | 18 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Lakhimpur | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Dhemaji | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Tinsukia | 31 | 2 | 10 | 60 |
| Dibrugarh | 21 | 3 | 15 | 40 |
| Sivasagar | 16 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Jorhat | 22 | 4 | 20 | 63 |
| Golaghat | 20 | 4 | 20 | 17 |
| Karbi Anglong | 0 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| Dima Hasao | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Cachar | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Karimganj | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Hailakandi | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Bongaigaon | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Chirang | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Kamrup | 23 | 7 | 35 | 20 |
| Kamrup Metro | 27 | 3 | 15 | 216 |
| Nalbari | 19 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Baksa | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrang | 16 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| Udalguri | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Biswanath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charaideo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hojai | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majuli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Salmara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Karbi Anglong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bajali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assam | 372 | 94 | 470 | 604 |
N.B.: The Renewable Project developed by Private Parties & other agencies are not included
@- Smart Street Lighting in identified Urban Areas, Annual Plan 2019-20, Govt. of Assam.
#- Rooftop Solar PV Station on Govt. building and off grid solar plant at primary health centre
(PHC) located in off grid remote villages.
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
District-wise 8MW Grid-Connected Rooftop SPV Plants in Assam during 2020-21:
| District | Total Nos. | Capacity in kW |
| Kamrup Metro | 195 | 1210.91 |
| Kamrup | 2 | 7.26 |
| Dibrugarh | 1 | 11 |
| Tinsukia | 4 | 28.59 |
| Sivasagar | 11 | 54 |
| Jorhat | 26 | 120.71 |
| Nagaon | 4 | 33 |
| Golaghat | 1 | 6 |
| Biswanath Chariali | 1 | 3 |
| Lakhimpur | 1 | 3 |
| Baksa | 1 | 6.51 |
| Barpeta | 4 | 8.05 |
| Nalbari | 3 | 12.87 |
| Dhubri | 1 | 8 |
| Goalpara | 1 | 2 |
| Bongaigaon | 2 | 15 |
| Total | 258 | 1529.9 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2021
District-wise Solar Street Light Projects under AEDA, 2019-20 and 2020-21: (In Nos)
| District | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | Total |
| Baksa | 130 | 480 | 610 |
| Barpeta | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Biswanath | 0 | 770 | 770 |
| Bongaigaon | 0 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Cachar | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Dhemaji | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dibrugarh | 0 | 360 | 360 |
| Dima Hasao | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalpara | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Golaghat | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| Jorhat | 30 | 690 | 720 |
| Kamrup Metro | 0 | 130 | 130 |
| Kamrup | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| Karbi Anglong | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Karimganj | 100 | 0 | 100 |
| Lakhimpur | 0 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Nagaon | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Nalbari | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Sivasagar | 400 | 1215 | 1615 |
| Sonitpur | 40 | 1117 | 1157 |
| Tinsukia | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Udalguri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 720 | 8682 | 9402 |
AEDA: Assam Energy Development Agency
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2021
District-wise Number of Villages Electrified in Assam, 2016-17 and 2017-18:
| District | No. of villages (Census 2011) | No. of villages Electrified (Cumulative) | |
| 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | ||
| Kokrajhar | 1068 | 1063 | 1067 |
| Dhubri | 1091 | 1033 | 1087 |
| Goalpara | 829 | 795 | 826 |
| Barpeta | 835 | 830 | 833 |
| Morigaon | 632 | 630 | 631 |
| Nagaon | 1412 | 1403 | 1403 |
| Sonitpur | 1876 | 1857 | 1865 |
| Lakhimpur | 1184 | 1144 | 1166 |
| Dhemaji | 1319 | 1251 | 1303 |
| Tinsukia | 1168 | 1154 | 1168 |
| Dibrugarh | 1348 | 1345 | 1346 |
| Sivasagar | 875 | 871 | 871 |
| Jorhat | 848 | 812 | 839 |
| Golaghat | 1125 | 1124 | 1124 |
| Karbi-Anglong | 2921 | 2735 | 2885 |
| Dima Hasao | 695 | 537 | 687 |
| Cachar | 1040 | 1006 | 1036 |
| Karimganj | 936 | 932 | 934 |
| Hailakandi | 331 | 327 | 329 |
| Bongaigaon | 563 | 561 | 563 |
| Chirang | 508 | 507 | 507 |
| Kamrup | 1068 | 1049 | 1064 |
| Kamrup (M) | 216 | 214 | 214 |
| Nalbari | 456 | 452 | 456 |
| Baksa | 690 | 690 | 690 |
| Darrang | 561 | 541 | 541 |
| Udalguri | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| Assam | 26395 | 25663 | 26235 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2018
Sale of Electricity by Type of Consumption in Assam, 2014-15 and 2016-17:
| Category | Range | Energy Billed (MU) | ||
| 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | ||
| LT Category | ||||
| Jeevan Dhara | 606 | 771 | 487 | |
| Domestic A | Above 0.5 Kw to 5 Kw | 1535 | 2075 | 2639 |
| Domestic B | Above 5 Kw to 20 Kw | 202 | 228 | 261 |
| Commercial Load | Above 0.5 Kw to 20 Kw | 517 | 578 | 631 |
| General Load | Up to 20Kw | 130 | 118 | 117 |
| Public Lighting | - | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| Agriculture | Up to 7.5 hp | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Small Industries (Rural) up to 20Kw | Up to 20 Kw | 50 | 57 | 64 |
| Small Industries (Urban) | - | 28 | 31 | 33 |
| Temporary Supply | - | - | - | 7 |
| LT Total | - | 3092 | 3887 | 4271 |
| HT Category | ||||
| Domestic | 25 Kw and above | 39 | 43 | 36 |
| Commercial | 25 Kw and above | 277 | 324 | 375 |
| Public Water Works | - | 78 | 66 | 87 |
| Bulk Supply (Govt. Education Inst.) | - | 71 | 78 | 86 |
| Bulk Supply (Others) | - | 377 | 384 | 391 |
| HT Small Industries | Upto 50 Kw | 23 | 22 | 26 |
| HT Industries-I | 50 Kw to 150 Kw | 76 | 78 | 78 |
| HT Industries-II | Above 150 Kw | 913 | 907 | 617 |
| Tea, Coffee and Rubber | - | 400 | 412 | 426 |
| Oil & Coal | - | 109 | 129 | 112 |
| HT Irrigation Load | Above 7.5 hp | 28 | 22 | 21 |
| HT Total | - | 2391 | 2465 | 2255 |
| All Total | - | 5483 | 6352 | 6526 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2016 and 2017