Rural power supply, hours a day, 2021-22
On rural feeders the reporting utilities supplied power for 20.5 hours a day on average in 2021-22. Andhra Pradesh (23.6 hours), Gujarat (23.5), West Bengal (23.5), Odisha (23.2) and Maharashtra (23.2) were close to round the clock, and Himachal Pradesh (13.3), Uttar Pradesh (16.0), Haryana (16.3) and Karnataka (17.6) lowest. Urban feeders averaged 23.8 hours.
Policy implication
The hours are the distribution utilities' own reports to the National Power Portal for feeders and not a household measure, and only 20 states and Puducherry reported a rural figure for the year, so the other states are grey and not zero. Himachal Pradesh's fall from 15.8 hours in 2018-19 to 13.3 is as reported and the answer does not explain it. The latest year, 2022-23, runs only to December 2022 and is not used.
The hours are the distribution utilities' own reports to the National Power Portal for feeders and not a household measure, and only 20 states and Puducherry reported a rural figure for the year, so the other states are grey and not zero. Himachal Pradesh's fall from 15.8 hours in 2018-19 to 13.3 is as reported and the answer does not explain it. The latest year, 2022-23, runs only to December 2022 and is not used.
Data vintage. The figures are for 2021-22 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.
Source: Ministry of Power via Rajya Sabha Q.3185 (28 Mar 2023) (2021-22). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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