Installed Capacity and Generation of Electricity in Assam, 2020-21 to 2023-24:
Type/Name of Plant | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
A. Installed Capacity of Generating Plant (MW) | |||||
Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 100 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 100.000 |
Stage-I | 6 | 9.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 | |
Stage-II | 4.5 | 4.500 | 4.500 | 4.500 | |
Gas | LTPS | 60 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 |
LRPP | 69.75 | 69.755 | 69.755 | 69.755 | |
NTPS | 42 | 21.000 | 17 | 17 | |
NRPP | - | 62.250 | 62.250 | 62.250 | |
Waster Heat | LTPS WHRU | 37.2 | 37.200 | 37.200 | 37.200 |
Recovery Unit | NTPS WHRU | 22.5 | 22.500 | 9.000 | 9.000 |
NRPP WHRU | - | 36.150 | 36.150 | 36.150 | |
Total (A) | APGCL | 341.96 | 422.355 | 404.855 | 404.855 |
B. Gross Unit Generation (MU) | |||||
Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 202.62 | 407.251 | 475.779 | 329.796 |
Stage-I | 19.29 | 18.270 | 34.335 | 21.228 | |
Stage-II | 11.96 | 14.832 | 22.309 | 16.874 | |
Gas | LTPS | 447.57 | 406.522 | 540.522 | 367.759 |
LRPP | 477.07 | 510.114 | 505.406 | 478.955 | |
NTPS | 231.08 | 157.096 | 192.855 | 132.359 | |
NRPP | 0 | 490.561 | 442.225 | 699.180 | |
Total (B) | APGCL | 1389.59 | 2004.646 | 2213.430 | 2046.151 |
C. Auxiliary Consumption (MU) | |||||
Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 0.57 | 2.036 | 2.379 | 3.709 |
Stage-I | 0.19 | 0.183 | 0.343 | 0.242 | |
Stage-II | 0.12 | 0.148 | 0.223 | 0.184 | |
Gas | LTPS | 36.96 | 38.311 | 41.704 | 27.781 |
LRPP | 9.67 | 11.322 | 8.009 | 12.028 | |
NTPS | 12.35 | 8.935 | 10.958 | 11.248 | |
NRPP | 0 | 22.479 | 14.820 | 31.752 | |
Total (C) | APGCL | 59.86 | 83.414 | 78.436 | 86.945 |
D. Net Unit Generation (MU) | |||||
Hydel | KLHEP Myntriang SHEP | 202.06 | 405.215 | 473.400 | 326.087 |
Stage-I | 19.09 | 18.088 | 33.991 | 20.986 | |
Stage-II | 11.84 | 14.684 | 22.086 | 16.690 | |
Gas | LTPS | 410.61 | 368.211 | 498.818 | 339.978 |
LRPP | 467.41 | 498.792 | 497.397 | 466.928 | |
NTPS | 218.73 | 148.161 | 181.897 | 121.111 | |
NRPP | 0 | 468.082 | 427.405 | 667.428 | |
Total (D) | APGCL | 1329.74 | 1921.233 | 2134.994 | 1959.207 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023 and 2024
Requirement and Shortage of Electricity in Assam, 2021-22 to 2023-24:
Item | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
Energy Requirement (MU) | 11953 | 12813 | 13344 |
Energy Availability (MU) | 11953 | 12813 | 13344 |
Shortage (MU) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peak Demand (MW) | 2165 | 2426 | 2576 |
Peak Demand Met (MW) | 2120 | 2357 | 2413 |
Shortage (MW) | 45 | 69 | 163 |
Shortage (In %) | 2.08 | 2.84 | 6.33 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024
Transmission, Distribution and Commercial Losses in Assam, 2020-21 to 2023-24:
Item | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
Energy Input (MUs) (At APDCL end) | 9156.1 | 10259.40 | 10984.00 | 11824.84 |
Energy Billed (MUs) | 7457.8 | 8520.10 | 9202.55 | 9992.34 |
T & D Losses (MUs) (in %) | 18.55 % | 16.95% | 16.22% | 15.50% |
Amount Billed (Rs. in Crore) | 5283.65 | 6017.48 | 7300.86 | 8889.37 |
Amount Realised (Rs. in Crore | 4990.98 | 6303.82 | 7343.86 | 8849.66 |
Collection Efficiency (in %) | 94.46 | 104.76% | 100.59% | 99.55% |
Aggregate Transmission and Commercial Losses (%) | 23.06 % | 13% | 15.73% | 15.87% |
Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2023 and 2024
Electricity Purchased in Assam, 2020-21 to 2023-24:
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 | 11953 | 5917 | 4.95 |
2022-23 | 12813 | 8479 | 6.62 |
2023-24 | 13344 | 8481 | 6.36 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023 and 2024
Sector-Wise Electricity Consumption in Assam, 2021-22 to 2023-24:
(Units in MU)
Sector | Period | % Change in 2023-24 over 2022-23 | ||
2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | ||
Industrial | 1232.00 | 1508.80 | 1710.59 | 13% |
Agriculture | 48.00 | 54.40 | 69.62 | 28% |
Domestic | 4718.00 | 4566.80 | 4855.16 | 6% |
Commercial | 1152.00 | 1367.60 | 1597.01 | 17% |
Public Services* | 119.00 | 167.40 | 198.57 | 19% |
Other | 1251.00 | 1471.20 | 1561.39 | 6% |
* Public Service: Lighting and Water Supply Works.
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024
Circle-Wise number of Consumers in Assam, 2021-22 to 2023-24:
Name of Circle | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |||
Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | |
Badarpur | 3,30,765 | 17,120 | 3,32,203 | 18,976 | 3,36,747 | 20,878 |
Barpeta | 4,56,079 | 20,270 | 4,73,032 | 22,082 | 4,68,038 | 23,860 |
Bongaigaon | 5,10,536 | 20,571 | 5,07,995 | 22,415 | 5,09,486 | 25,282 |
Cachar | 3,04,074 | 20,677 | 3,25,447 | 22,174 | 3,32,966 | 23,972 |
Dibrugarh | 1,79,579 | 44,919 | 2,19,203 | 11,926 | 2,20,744 | 14,112 |
GEC-I | 2,42,380 | 32,957 | 2,47,107 | 36,692 | 2,57,473 | 38,480 |
GEC-II | 3,05,085 | 16,466 | 3,17,515 | 17,808 | 3,26,243 | 18,825 |
Golaghat | 2,13,131 | 8,448 | 2,14,409 | 9,361 | 2,14,239 | 10,297 |
Jorhat | 2,70,634 | 13,279 | 2,64,582 | 14,328 | 2,67,732 | 15,273 |
Kokrajhar | 4,44,348 | 16,747 | 4,58,058 | 9,948 | 4,58,880 | 21,271 |
Kanch | 2,27,482 | 9,231 | 2,28,942 | 19,641 | 2,32,012 | 10,868 |
Mangaldoi | 3,31,945 | 14,611 | 3,37,597 | 15,954 | 3,38,382 | 17,379 |
Morigaon | 1,86,079 | 8,468 | 1,88,206 | 9,640 | 1,92,352 | 10,760 |
Nagaon | 5,09,157 | 27,684 | 5,18,126 | 30,162 | 5,27,355 | 33,146 |
North Lakhimpur | 3,60,053 | 14,618 | 3,67,821 | 16,064 | 3,74,971 | 17,680 |
Rangla | 3,20,252 | 13,754 | 3,90,596 | 15,038 | 3,33,319 | 16,575 |
Sivasagar | 2,73,368 | 15,037 | 2,70,912 | 16,068 | 2,77,029 | 17,316 |
Tezpur | 3,63,927 | 17,699 | 3,69,262 | 19,346 | 3,85,202 | 21,453 |
Tinsukia | 2,70,900 | 17,043 | 2,66,387 | 17,752 | 2,67,691 | 18,793 |
Total | 60,99,774 | 3,49,599 | 62,97,400 | 3,45,375 | 63,20,861 | 3,76,220 |
N.B.: Domestic consumer including Jeevan Dhara, Domestic-A, Domestic-B and HT Domestic.
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024
Source-wise Electricity in Assam Generated by APGCL, 2020-21 to 2023-24:
Type of Power Point | Electricity Generated (MU) | % Change in 2023-24 over 2022-23 | |||
2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | ||
Thermal Power Plant (Natural Gas Based) | 1155.73 | 1564.293 | 1681.008 | 1678.254 | (-)0.16% |
Hydro Power Plant | 233.87 | 440.353 | 532.423 | 367.898 | (-)30.90% |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023 and 2024
Voltage Level-Wise Existing Transmission Lines, 2019-20 to 2023-24:
Name of Transmission Lines | Voltage Level in Ckt. Km |
| |||
2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
Total 400 KV Transmission Lines | 7.20 | 6.458 | 6.458 | 6.458 | 6.458 |
Total 220 KV Transmission Lines | 2048.00 | 1799.985 | 1791.785 | 1775.268 | 1940.538 |
Total 132 KV Transmission Lines | 3039.00 | 2909.328 | 3032.263 | 3194.44 | 3439.49 |
Total 66 KV Transmission Lines | 613.00 | 380 | 326 | 9 | 9 |
Total | 5707.20 | 5095.771 | 5156.506 | 4985.166 | 5395.486 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023 and 2024
Renewable Energy Related District-Wise Physical Performance of Agriculture Department in Assam, 2022-23 to 2023-24:
District | Installation of Solar PV Pump-set (in Nos.) | |||
2022-23 | 2023-24 | |||
During | Functioning | During | Functioning | |
Kokrajhar | 248 | 248 | 232 | 232 |
Dhubri | 191 | 191 | 244 | 244 |
Goalpara | 525 | 525 | 360 | 360 |
Barpeta | 361 | 361 | 542 | 542 |
Morigaon | 790 | 790 | 571 | 571 |
Nagaon | 318 | 318 | 560 | 560 |
Sonitpur | 43 | 43 | 283 | 283 |
Lakhimpur | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 |
Dhemaji | 152 | 152 | 81 | 81 |
Tinsukia | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Dibrugarh | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 |
Sivasagar | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Jorhat | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Golaghat | 52 | 52 | 228 | 228 |
Karbi Anglong | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 |
Dima Hasao | - | - | - | - |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Sribhumi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hailakandi | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Bongaigaon | 263 | 263 | 386 | 386 |
Chirang | 214 | 214 | 162 | 162 |
Kamrup | 84 | 84 | 204 | 204 |
Kamrup Metro | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nalbari | 94 | 94 | 87 | 87 |
Baksa | 188 | 188 | 156 | 156 |
Darrang | 99 | 99 | 416 | 416 |
Udalguri | 222 | 222 | 390 | 390 |
Biswanath | 176 | 176 | 205 | 205 |
Charaideo | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Hojai | 509 | 509 | 367 | 367 |
Majuli | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
South Salmara | 144 | 144 | 112 | 112 |
West K. Anglong | - | - | - | - |
Bajali | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 |
Tamulpur | - | - | - | - |
Assam | 4905 | 4905 | 5844 | 5844 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024
Renewable Energy Related District-Wise Physical Performance of Irrigation Department in Assam, 2022-23 to 2023-24:
District | Installation of Solar PV Pumpset (in Nos.) | |||
2022-23 | 2023-24 | |||
During | Functioning | During | Functioning | |
Kokrajhar | NIL | 126 | 6 | 10 |
Dhubri | NIL | 43 | 3 | 29 |
Goalpara | NIL | 44 | 2 | 4 |
Barpeta | 2 | 138 | 9 | 16 |
Morigaon | 102 | 91 | NIL | 20 |
Nagaon | 6 | 183 | 11 | 55 |
Sonitpur | NIL | 178 | 33 | 264 |
Lakhimpur | 129 | 127 | 3 | 12 |
Dhemaji | 77 | 75 | 3 | 4 |
Tinsukia | 175 | 163 | 10 | 140 |
Dibrugarh | 4 | 147 | 51 | 59 |
Sivasagar | NIL | 130 | 10 | 2 |
krhat | 4 | 138 | 6 | 204 |
Golaghat | NIL | 92 | 4 | 54 |
Karbi Anglong | 114 | 65 | NIL | 4 |
Dima Hasao | NIL | 0 | NIL | NIL |
Cachar | 247 | 201 | 18 | 401 |
Sribhumi | 145 | 106 | NIL | 192 |
Hailakandi | 69 | 69 | NIL | 71 |
Bongaigaon | NIL | 73 | 9 | 6 |
Chirang | NIL | 29 | NIL | NIL |
Kamrup | 32 | 289 | 18 | 510 |
Kamrup Metro | NIL | 42 | 3 | 57 |
Nalbari | 157 | 127 | 25 | 110 |
Baksa | 2 | 104 | 3 | 49 |
Darrang | NIL | 68 | 8 | 106 |
Udalguri | NIL | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Biswanath | NIL | 148 | NIL | 357 |
Charaideo | NIL | 94 | NIL | 5 |
Hojai | NIL | 24 | 2 | 29 |
Majuli | 18 | 63 | 2 | 96 |
South Salmara | NIL | 48 | NIL | 0 |
West K. Anglong | NIL | 32 | NIL | 42 |
Bajali | NIL | 0 | NIL | 1 |
Tamulpur | NIL | 0 | 4 | 42 |
Assam | 1283 | 3257 | 249 | 2958 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024
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 |
Sribhumi | 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 2024
District-wise Progress of Consumer Metering, 2022 to 2024:
(As on March)
District | No. of Smart Meters Installed | ||
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
Kokrajhar | 3474 | 9868 | 90213 |
Dhubri | 0 | 5569 | 57106 |
Goalpara | 13623 | 15031 | 45127 |
Barpeta | 0 | 19240 | 40963 |
Morigaon | 0 | 6830 | 16381 |
Nagaon | 0 | 28084 | 131977 |
Sonitpur | 0 | 9559 | 35201 |
Lakhimpur | 0 | 6417 | 19271 |
Dhemaji | 0 | 0 | 13837 |
Tinsukia | 0 | 170 | 96049 |
Dibrugarh | 36123 | 36330 | 64335 |
Sivasagar | 0 | 2024 | 47421 |
Jorhat | 31454 | 48594 | 110515 |
Golaghat | 0 | 0 | 58067 |
Karbi Anglong | 0 | 0 | 14932 |
Dima Hasao | 0 | 0 | 1460 |
Cachar | 37715 | 51504 | 125560 |
Sribhumi | 0 | 1251 | 49960 |
Hailakandi | 0 | 4800 | 36192 |
Bongaigaon | 0 | 13649 | 69134 |
Chirang | 0 | 3374 | 72574 |
Kamrup | 30419 | 49569 | 58059 |
Kamrup Metro | 58056 | 161995 | 201607 |
Nalbari | 8454 | 14164 | 78338 |
Baksa | 0 | 0 | 28787 |
Darrang | 0 | 10614 | 25040 |
Udalguri | 0 | 0 | 11611 |
Biswanath | 0 | 0 | 1819 |
Charaideo | 0 | 0 | 26823 |
Hojai | 0 | 23988 | 52266 |
Majuli | 0 | 0 | 14530 |
South Salmara | 0 | 2867 | 9033 |
West K Anglong | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bajali | 0 | 3904 | 4910 |
Assam | 219318 | 529395 | 1709099 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024
Year-wise Progress of Smart Metering in Assam, 2022 to 2024:
(As on March)
Year | Feeders (Nos.) | Distribution Transformers (Nos.) | Consumers (Nos. in Lakhs) |
2022 |
- |
- |
2.19 |
2023 | - | - | 5.29 |
2024 | 1504 | 13180 | 17.09 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024