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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

RAJYA SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.24 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.02.2013

MALPRACTICES BY DISCOMS

*24. DR. PRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that DISCOMS are abnormally increasing the prices of power which is causing the common man to pay inordinately exorbitant power bills; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether it is a fact that DISCOMS are resorting to inflating their expenses artificially to recover losses, thereby gaining a lot by escaping the payments to Government; (d) whether Government has identified the DISCOMS which are indulging in these kinds of malpractices; and (e) the measures being taken by Government in this regard?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 24 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013 REGARDING MALPRACTICES BY DISCOMS.

********* (a) to (e) : The tariff for retail sale of electricity by distribution companies

(DISCOMS) is determined by the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) as

per the provisions of The Electricity Act, 2003. While determining the tariff, the

Regulatory Commission examines the expenditure of DISCOMs before finalizing Annual

Revenue Requirement (ARR) for the DISCOM. Any person aggrieved by an order made

by the Appropriate Commission under this Act may prefer an appeal to the Appellate

Tribunal for Electricity.

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RAJYA SABHA


POWER SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY

*29. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the total power generated from various sources in the country during the last three years, source, year-wise and State/Union Territory-wise; (b) whether there has been acute shortage of power in the country, particularly in the backward and tribal areas; (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor, State and Union Territory-wise; and (d) the steps taken or being taken to meet the situation?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 29 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013 REGARDING POWER SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY.

********* (a) : The gross electricity generation in the country from various conventional energy sources, namely thermal, hydro, nuclear and import of hydro power from Bhutan during 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 (April, 2012 to January, 2013) was 811.143 BU, 876.887 BU and 762.667 BU respectively. The year-wise, source-wise details of gross electricity generation are given below :

Source Gross Energy Generation (BU) 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13* #Thermal 665.008 708.806 631.436Hydro 114.257 130.510 99.071Nuclear 26.266 32.287 27.450Bhutan Import 5.611 5.284 4.710Total 811.143 876.887 762.667* up to January, 2013 # Includes provisional figures for the month of January, 2013

The State-wise details of source-wise electricity generation are at Annex-I.

(b) &(c): There is an overall shortage of power in the country in almost all the states both in terms of energy and peaking power. The shortage varies from state to state on month to month, day to day and hour to hour basis depending upon the demand and supply of power.

There has been a reduction in energy and peak shortages during the last 3 years.

Between 2009-10 and 2012-13 (upto January, 2013), the energy shortage reduced from 10.1% to 8.8% and the peak shortage declined from 12.7% to 9%.

The State/UT-wise details of requirement, availability and shortage of electricity

in the country in terms of energy and peaking power during the current year (April, 2012 to January, 2013) including for States having tribal areas are given at Annex-II.

Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity within

a State to different categories of consumers or areas including backward and tribal areas comes under the purview of the State Government / State Power Utilities. The Government of India supplements the efforts of State Government to meet the power demand by establishing power plants in Central Sector.

The main reasons for shortage of power in the country inter-alia are :

i) Growth in demand for power outstripping the growth in generation and capacity addition.

ii) Low Plant Load Factor of some of the thermal generating units, mostly in the State Sector.

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iii) Less generation due to fuel shortage.

iv) High Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses.

v) Poor financial position of State Utilities rendering it difficult for them to raise the resources necessary for making required investments to create adequate generation, transmission and distribution system and at times even unable to purchase power due to financial constraints.

(d): The steps being taken by the Government to bridge the gap between demand and supply of power in the country include inter-alia the following : (i) Capacity addition of 88,537 MW during 12th Plan period (2012-2017). (ii) Rigorous monitoring of capacity addition of the on-going generation projects.

(a) Review of progress of power projects is being done at the highest level by Hon’ble Union Power Minister, Secretary, Ministry of Power and Chairperson, CEA, to identify the constraint areas and facilitate their faster resolution, so that the projects are commissioned on time.

(b) Regular reviews are held at various levels including Ministry of Power, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Coal, Planning Commission and Cabinet Secretariat to identify the constraint areas and facilitate faster resolution of inter-ministerial and other outstanding issues.

(iii) Development of Ultra Mega Power Projects of 4,000 MW each.

(iv) Augmentation of domestic manufacturing capacity of power equipment through Joint Ventures.

(v) Coordinated operation and maintenance of hydro, thermal, nuclear and gas based power

stations to optimally utilize the existing generation capacity. (vi) Thrust to import of coal by the power utilities to meet the shortfall in coal supplies to

thermal power stations from indigenous sources. (vii) Renovation, modernization and life extension of old and inefficient generation units. (viii) Strengthening of inter-state and inter-regional transmission capacity for optimum

utilization of available power.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 29 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013 REGARDING POWER SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY.

*********** State wise, source wise actual generation for 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13

Actual Generation in MU Sl. No.

Region / State Category 2012-13

(upto Jan.) * 2011-12 2010-11

1 BBMB ** HYDRO 9,549.6 12,459.5 11,273.4 2 DELHI THERMAL 9,104.0 9,970.7 9,130.0

HYDRO THERMAL 21,979.2 24,046.5 18,854.8

3 HARYANA

Total (Haryana) 21,979.2 24,046.5 18,854.8 4 HIMACHAL PRADESH HYDRO 19,000.9 19,160.6 15,388.6

HYDRO 10,954.9 12,279.1 12,418.1 THERMAL 0.0 5.4 14.1

5 JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Total (J&K) 10,954.9 12,284.5 12,432.2 HYDRO 3,383.6 4,626.9 4,190.8 THERMAL 15,938.8 19,068.4 18,324.8

6 PUNJAB

Total (Punjab) 19,322.4 23,695.3 22,515.6 HYDRO 628.5 821.6 390.1 THERMAL 27,020.4 31,531.5 27,156.2 NUCLEAR 7,218.6 8,974.1 7,704.5

7 RAJASTHAN

Total (Raj.) 34,867.5 41,327.1 35,250.9 HYDRO 1,326.2 1,403.7 700.0 THERMAL 83,785.7 93,620.0 91,645.8 NUCLEAR 2,084.5 1,983.8 1,886.5

8 UTTAR PRADESH

Total (UP) 87,196.3 97,007.5 94,232.2 9 UTTARAKHAND HYDRO 10,935.5 13,542.5 11,488.7 Northern 2,22,910.4 2,53,494.2 2,30,566.5

HYDRO 258.6 314.1 125.2 THERMAL 56,492.1 59,061.2 56,030.5

10 CHHATTISGARH

Total (Chhat.) 56,750.7 59,375.4 56,155.7 11 GOA THERMAL 209.8 277.1 292.3

HYDRO 4,206.6 4,959.0 4,164.3 THERMAL 67,274.9 69,678.5 65,603.8 NUCLEAR 2,838.6 3,787.4 1,446.1

12 GUJARAT

Total (Guj.) 74,320.1 78,424.8 71,214.2 HYDRO 6,240.3 7,736.1 4,898.0 THERMAL 35,873.8 41,696.3 42,708.9

13 MADHYA PRADESH

Total (M.P.) 42,114.1 49,432.4 47,606.9 HYDRO 4,430.2 6,238.4 5,828.2 THERMAL 64,630.0 77,338.9 71,839.2 NUCLEAR 8,346.1 9,814.5 9,117.0

14 MAHARASHTRA

Total (Mah.) 77,406.2 93,391.7 86,784.4 Western Total 2,50,800.8 2,80,901.4 2,62,053.4

HYDRO 2,732.5 6,370.8 8,009.6 THERMAL 69,600.0 85,697.9 77,122.7

15 ANDHRA PRADESH

Total (AP) 72,332.5 92,068.7 85,132.3 HYDRO 7,967.7 14,259.9 10,746.9 THERMAL 23,238.1 24,112.7 22,213.0 NUCLEAR 4,586.6 5,210.7 3,873.1

16 KARNATAKA

Total (Kar.) 35,792.4 43,583.3 36,833.0

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HYDRO 4,020.4 7,808.0 6,801.6 THERMAL 1,775.7 1,045.7 2,461.1

17 KERALA

Total (Kr.) 5,796.1 8,853.7 9,262.7 18 LAKSHADWEEP THERMAL 19 PUDUCHERRY THERMAL 183.0 251.5 195.5

HYDRO 2,431.6 5,199.3 4,957.5 THERMAL 38,997.5 46,697.8 45,222.3 NUCLEAR 2,375.4 2,516.1 2,239.3

20 TAMIL NADU

Total (TN) 43,804.6 54,413.2 52,419.1 Southern Total 1,57,908.7 1,99,170.3 1,83,842.5

HYDRO THERMAL 106.6 94.9 86.8

21 ANDAMAN NICOBAR

Total 106.6 94.9 86.8 HYDRO THERMAL 12,128.9 13,812.3 14,568.7

22 BIHAR

Total (Bihar) 12,128.9 13,812.3 14,568.7 HYDRO 187.8 296.1 115.0 THERMAL 21,329.8 19,536.6 16,549.9

23 DVC

Total (DVC) 21,517.6 19,832.7 16,664.9 HYDRO 139.1 270.1 3.5 THERMAL 9,136.8 6,387.2 5,678.5

24 JHARKHAND

Total (Jhar.) 9,275.9 6,657.3 5,681.9 HYDRO 3,556.6 4,987.3 4,754.3 THERMAL 30,846.1 35,298.6 30,910.5

25 ORISSA

Total (Odisha) 34,402.7 40,285.9 35,664.7 HYDRO 2,427.2 2,920.6 2,976.5 THERMAL

26 SIKKIM

Total (Sikkim) 2,427.2 2,920.6 2,976.5 HYDRO 1,042.2 1,077.9 1,130.0 THERMAL 38,067.0 45,030.7 43,955.6

27 WEST BENGAL

Total (WB) 39,109.2 46,108.5 45,085.6 Eastern 1,18,968.0 1,29,712.2 1,20,729.0

28 ARUNACHAL PRADESH HYDRO 1,172.0 978.4 1,399.6 HYDRO 1,019.1 1,453.0 1,198.8 THERMAL 2,554.3 3,102.9 3,129.9

29 ASSAM

Total (Assam) 3,573.4 4,555.9 4,328.7 HYDRO 541.8 523.5 603.9 THERMAL 0.0 0.0 0.0

30 MANIPUR

Total (Manpur) 541.8 523.5 603.9 31 MEGHALAYA HYDRO 712.4 594.5 438.8 32 MIZORAM THERMAL

HYDRO 206.2 228.8 256.0 THERMAL

33 NAGALAND

Total (Nag.) 206.2 228.8 256.0 HYDRO THERMAL 1,164.1 1,442.8 1,313.4

34 TRIPURA

Total (Tripura) 1,164.1 1,442.8 1,313.4 North-Eastern Total 7,369.9 8,324.0 8,340.4

35 Bhutan (Import) HYDRO 4,710.2 5,284.5 5,610.9 Grand Total 7,62,668.1 8,76,886.5 8,11,142.8

* Provisional. **Joint projects of Haryana , Punjab, H P& Rajasthan. Note: 1 Projects of capacity upto 25 MW are not being monitored in CEA since 01.04.2010. 2 Central sector power projects generation figure are included in state generation.

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ANNEX-II

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (b) & (c) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 29 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013 REGARDING POWER SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY.

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Power Supply Position for 2012-13 (Provisional) Energy Peak

April, 2012 - January,2013 April, 2012 - January,2013 Requirement Availability Surplus / Deficit (-) Peak Demand Peak Met Surplus/Deficit (-)

State / System / Region ( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % ) ( MW ) ( MW ) ( MW ) ( % ) Chandigarh 1,434 1,434 0 0 340 340 0 0 Delhi 22,827 22,694 -133 -0.6 5,942 5,642 -300 -5.0 Haryana 35,828 32,783 -3,045 -8.5 7,432 6,725 -707 -9.5 Himachal Pradesh 7,576 7,342 -234 -3.1 2,116 1,672 -444 -21.0 Jammu & Kashmir 12,792 9,594 -3,198 -25.0 2,422 1,817 -605 -25.0 Punjab 41,747 39,239 -2,508 -6.0 11,520 8,751 -2,769 -24.0 Rajasthan 45,953 44,299 -1,654 -3.6 8,940 8,515 -425 -4.8 Uttar Pradesh 77,497 64,692 -12,805 -16.5 13,940 12,048 -1,892 -13.6 Uttarakhand 9,660 9,064 -596 -6.2 1,757 1,674 -83 -4.7 Northern Region 255,314 231,141 -24,173 -9.5 45,860 41,790 -4,070 -8.9 Chhattisgarh 14,210 13,968 -242 -1.7 3,271 3,134 -137 -4.2 Gujarat 75,423 75,275 -148 -0.2 11,999 11,960 -39 -0.3 Madhya Pradesh 43,770 39,017 -4,753 -10.9 10,077 9,462 -615 -6.1 Maharashtra 104,016 100,539 -3,477 -3.3 17,934 16,765 -1,169 -6.5 Daman & Diu 1,567 1,436 -131 -8.4 311 286 -25 -8.0 Dadar Nagar Haveli 3,643 3,474 -169 -4.6 629 629 0 0.0 Goa 2,509 2,439 -70 -2.8 491 452 -39 -7.9 Western Region 245,138 236,148 -8,990 -3.7 40,075 39,486 -589 -1.5 Andhra Pradesh 82,067 68,006 -14,061 -17.1 13,974 11,335 -2,639 -18.9 Karnataka 54,365 47,104 -7,261 -13.4 10,124 8,458 -1,666 -16.5 Kerala 17,649 16,967 -682 -3.9 3,578 3,262 -316 -8.8 Tamil Nadu 76,560 63,308 -13,252 -17.3 12,606 11,053 -1,553 -12.3 Puducherry 1,938 1,900 -38 -2.0 348 320 -28 -8.0 Lakshadweep 30 30 0 0 8 8 0 0 Southern Region 232,579 197,285 -35,294 -15.2 36,934 31,287 -5,647 -15.3 Bihar 12,630 10,800 -1,830 -14.5 2,295 1,784 -511 -22.3 DVC 14,464 13,715 -749 -5.2 2,573 2,469 -104 -4.0 Jharkhand 5,801 5,575 -226 -3.9 1,106 1,033 -73 -6.6 Odisha 21,234 20,443 -791 -3.7 3,968 3,694 -274 -6.9 West Bengal 35,483 35,230 -253 -0.7 7,322 7,249 -73 -1.0 Sikkim 341 341 0 0.0 95 95 0 0.0 Andaman- Nicobar 201 156 -45 -22 48 48 0 0 Eastern Region 90,306 86,104 -4,202 -4.7 16,655 15,415 -1,240 -7.4 Arunachal Pradesh 503 472 -31 -6.2 116 114 -2 -1.7 Assam 5,544 5,186 -358 -6.5 1,197 1,148 -49 -4.1 Manipur 488 462 -26 -5.3 122 120 -2 -1.6 Meghalaya 1,510 1,314 -196 -13.0 312 310 -2 -0.6 Mizoram 339 315 -24 -7.1 75 73 -2 -2.7 Nagaland 480 453 -27 -5.6 110 109 -1 -0.9 Tripura 936 890 -46 -4.9 229 228 -1 -0.4 North-Eastern Region

9,800 9,092 -708 -7.2 1,998 1,864 -134 -6.7

All India 833,230 759,849 -73,381 -8.8 135,453 123,294 -12,159 -9.0 # Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are stand- alone systems, power supply position of these, does not form part of regional requirement and availability Note : Both peak met and energy availability represent the net consumption ( including the transmission losses ) in the

various States. Net export has been accounted for in the consumption of importing States.

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RAJYA SABHA


PROGRESS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN ODISHA

*40. SHRI PYARIMOHAN MOHAPATRA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that the progress of rural electrification in Odisha is unsatisfactory in comparison to other major States; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) the details of progress made by the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) and Biju Jyoti Yojana in the State till the end of January, 2013; (d) whether these two schemes have been effective in tackling the problem of rural electrification in the State; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 40 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013 REGARDING PROGRESS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN ODISHA.

********* (a) & (b) : Under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), in Odisha,

32 projects covering electrification of 14,715 un/de-electrified villages (UEV), 29,324

partially electrified villages (PEV) and release of free electricity connections to 30,45,979

Below Poverty Line (BPL) households were sanctioned with a cost of

Rs. 3810.86 crore. Against this, as on 31.01.2013, electrification works in 14,324 UEV

and 24,368 PEV have been completed and free electricity connections to 28,02,221 BPL

households have been released. The progress of RGGVY in Odisha has been affected in

some projects due to the following reasons:

(i) Delay in providing required way bills and labour permits by the State Govt.

(ii) Naxal affected areas in some of the districts.

(iii) Delay in forest clearance.

(c) to (e) : The project-wise details of coverage and achievement of electrification of

UE/ PE villages and release of free electricity connections to BPL households in the State

of Odisha, is at Annex. RGGVY has been effective in creating infrastructure for rural

electrification in 106474 unelectrified villages and 287827 in partially electrified villages.

Biju Gram Jyoti Yojana (BGJY) is a programme of Government of Odisha for attainment

of goal of providing access to electricity to all habitations having population less than

100. The scheme was launched on 26.9.2007. As per the information available with the

REC, under BGJY works in 13530 habitations have been taken up and 10814 habitations

have been reported to be electrified till 31.1.2013.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (c) TO (e) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 40 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013 REGARDING PROGRESS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN ODISHA.

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Project Wise details of coverage and achievement of electrification of Villages & BPL Households under RGGVY in the State of Odisha

Coverage Cumulative Achievement

(31-01-2013) Sl. No. Name of District

UE/DE Village

PEV BPL H/H UE/DE Village

PEV BPL H/H

X Plan 1 Angul 533 1032 98636 538 1008 98636 2 Nayagarh 542 873 88071 542 870 88071 3 Gajapati 647 665 51798 647 665 52012 4 Ganjam 454 1738 112200 454 1379 110600 4 Sub Total 2176 4308 350705 2181 3922 349319

XI Plan 1 Boudh 638 412 63921 581 284 46655 2 Ganjam (supp.) 604 56926 416 37079 3 Khandamal 1409 418 71035 1409 418 69901 4 Puri 53 1244 45000 53 954 45000 5 Rayagada 1388 607 114415 1350 597 89415 6 Balangir 450 1329 160000 450 974 159937 7 Baragarh 100 1073 127000 100 823 126421 8 Devogarh 308 344 30119 308 339 30119 9 Dhenkanal 228 809 94079 228 602 92041

10 Jharsuguda 37 305 21000 37 297 21000 11 Kalahandi 915 912 156000 915 361 150921 12 Keonjhar 825 1157 160000 825 570 158908 13 Koraput 974 579 176000 970 131 175959 14 Nuapada 167 372 49383 167 76 48622 15 Sambalpur 410 766 56599 410 724 56599 16 Balasore 106 2433 133555 104 2434 124466 17 Bhadrak 288 951 75210 288 922 67201 18 Cuttack 147 1648 136488 140 1463 107725 19 Jagatsinghpur 96 1103 111451 95 1020 58299 20 Jajpur(CESCO) 171 11467 169 11479 21 Jajpur(NESCO) 93 1266 128110 90 1246 118377 22 Kendarapara 203 1175 77408 187 1020 73726 23 Khurda 83 1260 76456 78 1207 73913 24 Malkangiri 686 154 54731 592 145 53284 25 Mayurbanj 1677 2022 238721 1522 1565 207421 26 Nawrangpur 488 331 104413 480 328 91745 27 Sonepur 309 549 59064 303 539 57389 28 Sundargarh 461 1022 106723 461 822 99300 28 Sub Total 12539 25016 2695274 12143 20446 2452902 32 Grand Total 14715 29324 3045979 14324 24368 2802221

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF POWER

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.298 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.02.2013

DUMMAGUDEM HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT

IN ANDHRA PRADESH

298. SHRI PALVAI GOVARDHAN REDDY: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government of Andhra Pradesh has entered into an agreement with an Australian company to generate power from Dummagudem Hydro Electric Project in Andhra Pradesh; (b) if so, the details of the agreement so signed between Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Australian company; (c) whether it is also a fact that only 12 per cent power would be given to Andhra Pradesh and the rest would be sold by the company at its will; (d) whether any latest advanced technology is going to be used by the Australian company; and (e) if not, the reasons for handing it over to that company?

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THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER

( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) to (e) : The Ministry of Power has no information regarding any Agreement between an

Australian company and Government of Andhra Pradesh to generate Power from the

Dummagudem Hydroelectric Project in Andhra Pradesh. However, status of this project as per

records available in Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the concurrence of which is required

for construction of a hydro project is given below:

Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Dummagudem HEP with installed capacity of

319.56 MW (6x50.8 + 1x14.76 MW) was received in CEA from Government of Andhra

Pradesh vide letter dated 25.02.2006 for accord of concurrence. The DPR was examined

and the comments on various aspects were sent to Government of Andhra Pradesh for

necessary action.

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RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.02.2013

ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF POWER TO FARMERS

†299. SHRI ISHWARLAL SHANKARLAL JAIN: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether farmers using electric pumps for irrigation have been facing financial losses due to non-availability of power owing to non-availability of power in the country including Maharashtra for the last three years; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Central Government has taken any steps to provide adequate electricity for the betterment of farmers of the country; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) to (e): Financial losses due to non-availability of power with respect to farmers using

electric pumps for irrigation purposes in the country has not been reported by the States

including Maharashtra.

Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity in a

State to different categories of consumers /sectors including agriculture comes under the purview

of the respective State Government / State Power Utility.

The Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments by

establishing power plants in Central Sector through Central Public Sector Undertakings

(CPSUs). Government allocates power to the States/UTs from Central Generating Stations

(CGSs) to mitigate the overall shortage of power.

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- 2 - Further, the steps taken by the Government to mitigate the shortage of power in

the country include inter-alia the following:

(i) Capacity addition of 88,537 MW during 12thPlan period (2012-2017). (ii) Rigorous monitoring of capacity addition of the on-going generation projects.

(a) Review of progress of power projects is being done at the highest level by Hon’ble Union Power Minister, Secretary, Ministry of Power and Chairperson, CEA, to identify the constraint areas and facilitate their faster resolution, so that the projects are commissioned on time.

(b) Regular reviews are held at various levels including Ministry of Power, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Coal, Planning Commission and Cabinet Secretariat to identify the constraint areas and facilitate faster resolution of inter-ministerial and other outstanding issues.

(iii) Development of Ultra Mega Power Projects of 4,000 MW each.

(iv) Augmentation of domestic manufacturing capacity of power equipment through Joint Ventures.

(v) Coordinated operation and maintenance of hydro, thermal, nuclear and gas based power

stations to optimally utilize the existing generation capacity. (vi) Thrust to import of coal by the power utilities to meet the shortfall in coal supplies to

thermal power stations from indigenous sources. (vii) Renovation, modernization and life extension of old and inefficient generation units.

(viii) Strengthening of inter-state and inter-regional transmission capacity for optimum utilization of available power.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF POWER


COLLECTION OF ELECTRICITY SURCHARGE FROM CONSUMERS

300. SHRIMATI T. RATNA BAI:

SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that various State Governments are collecting electricity surcharge from the consumers; and (b) if so, the details thereof and how Government is using such amount collected, so far?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : Electricity is a concurrent subject and the responsibility of sub-transmission and distribution rests with the States. Government of India acts as a facilitator in supplementing the efforts of States to provide power to consumers in an improved manner. As per information available, various Discoms are collecting electricity surcharges from the consumers in the form of : (i) Cross subsidy surcharge: Levied on consumers who are permitted Open Access. (ii) Additional surcharge:

(iii) Power Factor surcharge: Payment of Power Factor charge due to decrease in standard/prescribed Power Factor.

(iv) Late Payment Surcharge: Late payment of monthly bill raised to the consumers. The surcharge collected forms in part of the revenue of DISCOMs.

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RAJYA SABHA


POWER SHORTAGE IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR

301. DR. JANARDHAN WAGHMARE:

SHRI N.K. SINGH: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the details of shortfall in the availability of power to the agriculture sector in the country, State-wise; (b) whether Government proposes to increase the availability of power to the agriculture sector; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the measures taken, and proposed to be taken to meet the requirement of power in the agriculture sector?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) to (d): Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity in a

State to different categories of consumers /sectors including agriculture comes under the purview

of the respective State Government/State Power Utility. The Government of India supplements

the efforts of the State Governments by establishing power plants in Central Sector to mitigate

the shortage. Details of power supply to agriculture sector in various States/UTs in the country

during January, 2013 is at Annex.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 301 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013.

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Power Supply to Agricultural Sector during January,2013 State/ Region Average Hours of Supply Northern Region

Haryana Three Phase Supply : 10.00 hrs/day (average) and Rural feeders are segregated to three phase Feeders

Himachal Pradesh HPSEBL has only 2% agriculture consumers and uninterrupted power is being supplied to agriculture sector.

Punjab Three Phase Supply : 8:13 hrs/day (average) Single Phase Supply : 22.05 hrs/day (average)

Rajasthan Three Phase Supply : 6.30hrs/day (average) Single Phase Supply : FRP feeders 24:00 hrs/day (average) and Non-FRP feeders 24:00 hrs/day (average)

Uttar Pradesh Average 8.36 hrs./day

Uttarakhand Three Phase Supply : 18:23 hrs/day (average) Single Phase Supply : 18:23 hrs/day (average)

Western Region Chhattisgarh Three Phase Supply : 18 hrs/day

Gujarat Only 10 hours power supply in staggered form in rotation of day and night is given to Agriculture. No supply during rest of 14 hours. Jyotigram Yojana 24 hrs.

Madhya Pradesh Three Phase Supply: 13:52 hrs /day Single phase Supply: NIL

Maharashtra Three Phase Supply : From 01.01.2013 to 31.01.2013 for 8 hrs/day (Average) Single phase Supply: From 01.01.2013 to 31.01.2013 for 18 hrs/day (Average)

Goa No restriction Southern Region Andhra Pradesh Three Phase Supply : 07 hrs/day . Karnataka Three Phase Supply : 4 - 5 hrs/day Single Phase Supply : 6 - 8 hrs/day Kerala No Restrictions Tamil Nadu Three Phase Supply : 9 hrs/day Single Phase Supply : 15 hrs/day Pondicherry No Restrictions Eastern Region Bihar About 18 hrs Jharkhand About 20 hrs Odisha 24 hrs West Bengal About 23 hrs

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RAJYA SABHA


VACANCIES IN POSOCO

303. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the national grid operator, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSOCO) is currently under-staffed; (b) if so, the details thereof, including the number of vacancies and the proposed action plan to address the same; (c) whether this issue has the potential of impacting the efficiency of the operator; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : At present, there is no shortage of manpower for important Grid Operation

function being done by the National Grid Operator, i.e. Power System Operation Corporation

(POSOCO), POSOCO has adequate manpower at each Regional Load Despatch Centre (RLDC)

and National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC). However, additional manpower required for

certain functions inter-alia Market Operation, Regulatory and Legal functions, Renewable

Energy Certificate Mechanism, etc. has been planned for required implementation and added

manpower is being planned progressively.

(c) to (e) : No Sir. Question does not arise.

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RAJYA SABHA


NON-COMPLIANCE OF MANDATES OF NTP BY POWER COMPANIES

304. SHRI C.M. RAMESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the salient features of the National Tariff Policy (NTP), 2003;

(b) whether the policy has ever been revised after 2003;

(c) whether it is a fact that NTP mandates that power companies have to charge only half of production cost to poor; (d) if so, whether it is also a fact that no power company is following this mandate thereby burdening the poor people with higher tariff; and (e) if so, how the Ministry would ensure that poor are not burdened by power companies?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER

( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : Tariff Policy was notified by Ministry of Power on 6th January 2006 in accordance with Section 3 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The salient features of the Tariff Policy, 2006 are given at Annex. (b) : Yes, Sir. Following the notification of the Tariff Policy on 6th January 2006, amendments were made to the Tariff Policy by Ministry of Power vide resolutions dated 31.3.2008, 20.1.2011 and 08.07.2011.

(c) : The policy provides for linkage of tariff to the cost of service as part of tariff design and the Appropriate Commission shall be guided by the objective that the tariff progressively reflects the efficient and prudent cost of supply of electricity. Further, in accordance with the National Electricity Policy, consumers below poverty line who consume below a specified level, say 30 units per month may receive a special support through cross subsidy. Tariffs for such designated group of consumers will be at least 50% of the average cost of supply.

(d): As per available information, no State Government or State Electricity Regulatory Commission has reported violation of provisions of the Tariff Policy by power companies.

(e): Sufficient safeguards have already been provided in the Act and Policies for the protection of poor consumers.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 304 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013.

*********** Salient features of the Tariff Policy, 2006 (i) All future requirements of power by distribution licensees to be procured competitively, except in

cases of expansion of existing projects.

(ii) Tariff of new public sector generation and transmission projects to be decided on the basis of competitive bidding after a period of five years.

(iii) The Central Commission to notify the rate of return on equity for generation and transmission projects so as to maintain a balance between the interests of consumers and the need for investment.

(iv) Any cash resources available to the Company from its share premium account or from its internal resources that are used to fund the equity commitments of the project under consideration should be treated as equity.

(v) For financing of future capital cost of projects, a Debt: Equity ratio of 70:30 to be adopted.

(vi) The Central Commission to notify the rates of depreciation in respect of generation and transmission assets, which would also be applicable for distribution with appropriate modification as may be evolved by the Forum of Regulators. The rates to be applicable for the purpose of tariff as well as accounting.

(vii) The Central Commission, in consultation with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), to notify operating norms for generation and transmission. The SERC to notify operating norms for distribution.

(viii) Multi Year Tariff (MYT) framework to have a five year control period, which can be relaxed to three years in case of transmission and distribution if considered necessary by regulatory commission.

(ix) For generation, a two part tariff structure to be adopted for all long term contracts to facilitate Merit Order Dispatch.

(x) The national tariff framework for transmission to be developed by CERC taking into consideration the advice of the CEA and to be implemented by 1st April, 2006.

(xi) Central Commission to establish (within one year) norms for capital and operating costs, operating standards and performance indicators for transmission lines at different voltage levels.

(xii) Investment by transmission developer other than Central Transmission Utility or State Transmission Utility (CTU/STU) would be invited through competitive bids as per Central Government guidelines. Tariff for projects to be developed by CTU/STU after 5 years or as decided by Commission to be determined through competitive bids.

(xiii) For distribution, the State Commission to notify the standards of performance of licensees with respect to quality, continuity and reliability of service for all consumers. The Forum of Regulators to determine basis frame work on service standards.

(xiv) Framework for revenue requirement, costs, regulatory asset and tariff design is provided.

(xv) The method and formula of determination of cross-subsidy surcharge are indicated. The cross-subsidy surcharge to be brought down progressively so that by year 2010-11, tariffs are within +/- 20% of the average cost of supply.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF POWER


SUBSIDY FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL POWER SCHEMES FOR RURAL

ELECTRIFICATION

†305. SHRI RAGHUNANDAN SHARMA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received any proposal from Madhya Pradesh to provide subsidy under various nonconventional power schemes for rural electrification; (b) if so, the percentage of subsidy being provided to Madhya Pradesh; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) to (c) : Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) Scheme of Ministry of Power: DDG scheme, a component of RGGVY, is for the electrification of the villages, from conventional or renewable sources, where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective. Under DDG, 48 projects in Sidhi, Umaria, Balaghat and Shahdol districts based on Solar Photo Voltaic received from Government of Madhya Pradesh have been sanctioned with cost of Rs.28.83 Crore. Under DDG, 90% of the project cost is provided by Central Government as subsidy.

Remote Village Electrification (RVE) Programme of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

MNRE had been implementing RVE programme for providing financial support for electrification using various renewable energy sources in those remote unelectrified census villages and unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid extension was not found feasible by the State Governments and were not covered under RGGVY. Under RVE Programme, Central Financial Assistance of up to 90% of the costs of systems, subject to pre specified maximum amount for each technology, was provided for approved projects to the States including Madhya Pradesh.

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RAJYA SABHA


NEW POWER PROJECTS

†306. SHRI TARUN VIJAY: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the number of the villages in the country which are still without electricity and the details thereof, State-wise; (b) the number of hydro power, nuclear power and thermal power projects that have been formulated to meet the power shortage; and (c) the amount likely to be incurred thereon and the time by which these projects will be completed along with the areas where these projects will be set up?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : The Government of India launched ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

(RGGVY) – Programme for creation of Rural Electricity Infrastructure & Household

Electrification, in April 2005 for providing access to electricity to rural households. Under the

scheme, 648 projects covering electrification of 1,12,795 un/de-electrified villages as prepared

by States in their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) have been sanctioned in the country.

Cumulatively as on 31.01.2013, the electrification works in 1,06,474 un/de-electrified villages

have been completed under RGGVY. The State-wise detail is at Annex-I.

(b) & (c) : A Capacity addition of 88,537 MW has been planned from conventional sources

for the 12th Five Year Plan on an all-India basis. This comprises of 10,897 MW hydro, 72,340

MW thermal and 5,300 MW nuclear. State-wise list of projects totaling 88,537 MW during 12th

Plan is at Annex-II. Estimated fund requirement for the generation projects totaling 88,537 MW

during 12th Plan is about Rs.5,74,000 Crores.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013

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State wise coverage and achievement of un/de-electrified villages under RGGVY

Electrification of un/de-electrified villages Sr. No.

State Nos. of

projects Coverage Cumulative

Achievement (as on 31.01.2013)

1 Andhra Pradesh* 26 0 02 Arunachal Pradesh 16 2106 15603 Assam 23 8326 79904 Bihar 54 23850 225655 Chhattisgarh 18 1594 9416 Gujarat* 25 0 07 Haryana* 21 0 08 Himachal Pradesh 12 95 839 Jammu & Kashmir 14 239 17310 Jharkhand 22 19071 1808211 Karnataka 27 61 6212 Kerala* 14 0 013 Madhya Pradesh 52 843 56614 Maharashtra* 35 0 015 Manipur 9 882 61616 Meghalaya 7 1866 160617 Mizoram 8 137 9418 Nagaland 11 105 8419 Odisha 32 14715 1432420 Punjab* 17 0 021 Rajasthan 40 4339 410222 Sikkim 4 25 2523 Tamil Nadu* 29 0 024 Tripura 4 148 14325 Uttar Pradesh 86 28439 2776226 Uttarakhand 13 1512 151127 West Bengal 29 4442 4185

Total 648 112795 106474*In the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, no un-electrified village was proposed in the DPRs by these States. However, intensive electrification of already electrified villages are being undertaken in these States.

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ANNEX-II

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013

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LIST OF PROJECTS FOR LIKELY BENEFITS DURING 12TH PLAN - 88,537 MW Sl. No.

Project Name State Fuel Type Capacity (MW)

NORTHERN REGION DELHI 1 Pragati -III (BAWANA) CCGT Delhi Gas/LNG 750 TOTAL (DELHI) 750 HARYANA 1 Indira Gandhi TPP (Jhajjar) JV U-3 Haryana Coal 5002 Mahatmi Gandhi Jhajjar TPP U2 Haryana Coal 660 TOTAL (HARYANA) 1160 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 Parbati-II HEP H.P. Hydro 8002 Rampur HEP H.P. Hydro 4123 Kol Dam HEP H.P. Hydro 8004 Chamera-III HEP H.P. Hydro 2315 Parbati - III HEP H.P. Hydro 5206 Kashang - I HEP H.P. Hydro 657 Uhl-III HEP H.P. Hydro 1008 Sawara Kuddu HEP H.P. Hydro 1119 Kashang II & III HEP H.P. Hydro 130

10 Sainj HEP H.P. Hydro 10011 Tidong-I HEP H.P. Hydro 10012 Sorang HEP H.P. Hydro 10013 Tangnu Romai-I HEP H.P. Hydro 4414 Budhil HEP H.P. Hydro 70 TOTAL (HP) 3583 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1 Kishan Ganga HEP J&K Hydro 3302 Uri-II HEP J&K Hydro 2403 Nimoo Bazgo HEP J&K Hydro 454 Chutak HEP J&K Hydro 445 Baglihar-II HEP J&K Hydro 450 TOTAL (J&K) 1109 PUNJAB 1 Talwandi Sabo TPP U1-3 Punjab Coal 19802 Goindwal Sahib TPP U1,2 Punjab Coal 5403 Nabha TPP U-1,2 Punjab Coal 1400 TOTAL (PUNJAB) 3920 RAJASTHAN 1 RAPP U 7 & 8 Rajasthan Nuclear 14002 Kalisindh TPP U1 Rajasthan Coal 6003 Chhabra TPP Ext U3,4 Rajasthan Coal 5004 Ramgarh CCGT Rajasthan Gas 1605 Jallipa Kapurdi TPP U 5-6 Rajasthan Lignite 270 TOTAL (RAJASTHAN) 2930

UTTAR PRADESH 1 Rihand TPP-III U 5,6 UP Coal 10002 Anpara-D TPP U 1,2 UP Coal 10003 Parichha TPP EXT U-5,6 UP Coal 5004 Harduaganj TPP EXT U-9 UP Coal 2505 Bara TPP U1-3 UP Coal 1980 TOTAL (UP) 4730 UTTARAKHAND 1 Tapovan Vishnugad HEP Uttarakhand Hydro 5202 Singoli Bhatwari HEP Uttarakhand Hydro 993 Phata Byung HEP Uttarakhand Hydro 764 Srinagar HEP Uttarakhand Hydro 330 TOTAL (UTTARAKHAND) 1025 TOTAL (NORTHERN REGION) 19207 WESTERN REGION CHHATTISGARH 1 Sipat-I TPP U 3 Chhattisgarh Coal 6602 Korba West St.III TPP U5 Chhattisgarh Coal 5003 Marwah TPP U1-2 Chhattisgarh Coal 10004 Avantha Bhandar TPP U1 Chhattisgarh Coal 6005 Maurti Clean Coal & Power Ltd.TPP U1 Chhattisgarh Coal 3006 Lanco Amarkantak TPP U- 3,4 Chhattisgarh Coal 13207 Uchpinda TPP U1-3 Chhattisgarh Coal 10808 Vinjkote (Darrampura) TPP U1-3 Chhattisgarh Coal 9009 Akaltara (Nariyara) TPP U 1-3 Chhattisgarh Coal 1800

10 Kasaipalli TPP U 2 Chhattisgarh Coal 13511 Swastik Korba TPP U 1 Chhattisgarh Coal 2512 Vandana Vidyut TPP U 1,2 Chhattisgarh Coal 27013 Balco TPP U-1,2 Chhattisgarh Coal 60014 Athena Singhtarai TPP U-1 Chhattisgarh Coal 60015 D B Power TPP U-1,2 Chhattisgarh Coal 120016 TRN Energy TPP U-1,2 Chhattisgarh Coal 60017 Ratija TPP Chhattisgarh Coal 5018 Raigarh TPP U1,2 Chhattisgarh Coal 1200 TOTAL (CHHATTISGARH) 12840 GUJARAT 1 KAPP U-3,4 Gujarat Nuclear 14002 Sikka TPP Ext. U3 Gujarat Coal 2503 Ukai TPP EXT U6 Gujarat Coal 5004 Pipavav JV CCGT Block-1,2 Gujarat Gas/LNG 7025 Mundra UMPP, U 2 Gujarat Coal 8006 Salaya TPP U 2 Gujarat Coal 600 TOTAL (GUJARAT) 4252 MAHARASHTRA 1 Mauda TPP U1,2 Maharashtra Coal 10002 Chandrapur TPP Ext. U 8 Maharashtra Coal 5003 Koradi TPP Ext U 8 Maharashtra Coal 6604 Parli TPP U 3 Maharashtra Coal 2505 India Bulls- Amravati TPP Ph-I,U1-5 Maharashtra Coal 1350

6 India Bulls - Nasik TPP Ph-I,U1-5 Maharashtra Coal 13507 Dhariwal Infrastructure (P) Ltd TPP U1,2 Maharashtra Coal 600

8 EMCO Warora TPP U 1,2 Maharashtra Coal 6009 Butibori TPP Ph -II U 1 Maharashtra Coal 300

10 Lanco Mahanadi, Vidarbha TPP U1,2 Maharashtra Coal 132011 Tiroda TPP PH-I U 1,2 Maharashtra Coal 132012 Tiroda TPP Ph-II U1 Maharashtra Coal 66013 GEPL TPP U-1,2 Maharashtra Coal 12014 Bela TPP U 1 Maharashtra Coal 270 SUB TOTAL (MAHARASHTRA) 10300 MADHYA PRADESH 1 Vindhyachal TPP St-IV U-11,12 MP Coal 10002 Satpura TPP EXT U-10,11 MP Coal 5003 Shree Singhaji TPP U-1,2 MP Coal 12004 Annupur TPP Ph-I U1,2 MP Coal 12005 Bina TPP U 1,2 MP Coal 5006 Sasan UMPP U 1,2 MP Coal 13207 Maheshwar HEP U 1-10 MP Hydro 4008 D B Power TPP, Sidhi U-1 MP Coal 6609 Jhabua TPP U1 MP Coal 600 TOTAL (MP) 7380 TOTAL (WESTERN REGION) 34772 SOUTHERN REGION ANDHRA PRADESH 1 Lower Jurala HEP A.P. Hydro 2402 Pulichintala HEP A.P. Hydro 1203 Nagarjuna Sagar TR HEP A.P. Hydro 50

4 Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah TPP (Krishnapattnam TPP) U1,2

A.P. Coal 1600

5 Rayal seema TPP U6 A.P. Coal 6006 Thamminapatnam TPP U3,4 A.P. Coal 700

7 Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd Ph-I U-1,2

A.P. Coal 1320

8 Painampuram TPP U 1,2 A.P. Coal 13209 Bhavanapaddu TPP U-1,2 A.P. Coal 1320

10 Thamminapatnam TPP U1,2 A.P. Coal 30011 Simhapuri TPP Ph-I, U 2 A.P. Coal 15012 Hinduja TPP,U1-2 A.P. Coal 1050 TOTAL (AP) 8770 KERALA 1 Thottiar HEP Kerala Hydro 402 Pallivasal HEP Kerala Hydro 60 TOTAL (KERALA) 100 TAMIL NADU 1 Kudankulam U 1,2 TN Nuclear 20002 PFBR(Kalpakkam) TN Nuclear 5003 Vallur (Ennore) TPP U 2,3 TN Coal 10004 Tuticorin TPP JV U1,2 TN Coal 10005 Neyveli II TPP U2 TN Lignite 2506 Bhawani Barrage HEP II & III TN Hydro 607 Mettur TPP EXT U1 TN Coal 6008 North Chennai TPP Ext U1,2 TN Coal 12009 Ind Barath TPP U1 TN Coal 660 TOTAL (TN) 7270

TOTAL (SOUTHERN REGION) 16140

EASTERN REGION BIHAR 1 Muzaffarpur (Kanti) TPP U 3,4 Bihar Coal 390 2 Barh STPP-I U 1,2,3 Bihar Coal 1980 3 Barh STPP-II U 1,2 Bihar Coal 1320 4 Nabinagar TPP U1-4 Bihar Coal 1000 TOTAL (BIHAR) 4690 JHARKHAND 1 Bokaro TPP A Exp U1 Jharkhand Coal 500 2 Koderma TPP U2 Jharkhand Coal 500 3 Mata Shri Usha TPP Ph-I U 1,2 Jharkhand Coal 540

4 Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Ltd TPP U1,2

Jharkhand Coal 540

TOTAL (JHARKHAND) 2080 ORISSA 1 Derang TPP U1 Orissa Coal 600 2 Ind Barath Energy Pvt. Ltd. TPP U1,2 Orissa Coal 700 3 Lanco Babandh Dhenkanal TPP U 1 Orissa Coal 660 4 K.V.K. Nilanchal TPP U 1 Orissa Coal 350 5 Kamalanga TPP U 1-3 Orissa Coal 1050 6 Sterlite TPP U 4 Orissa Coal 600 TOTAL (ORISSA) 3960 SIKKIM 1 Bhasmey HEP Sikkim Hydro 51 2 Jorethang Loop HEP Sikkim Hydro 96 3 Rangit-IV HEP Sikkim Hydro 120 4 Teesta-VI HEP Sikkim Hydro 500 5 Teesta-III HEP Sikkim Hydro 1200 6 Chujachen HEP Sikkim Hydro 99 TOTAL (SIKKIM) 2066 WEST BENGAL 1 Teesta Low Dam-III HEP WB Hydro 132 2 Teesta Low Dam-IV HEP WB Hydro 160 3 Raghunathpur TPP U1,2 WB Coal 1200 4 Haldia TPP U1-2 WB Coal 600 TOTAL (WB) 2092 TOTAL (EASTERN REGION) 14888 NORTH-EASTERN REGION ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 Pare HEP Ar. P Hydro 110 2 Kameng HEP Ar. P Hydro 600 3 Subansiri Lower HEP Ar. P Hydro 1000 TOTAL (ARUNACHAL PRADESH) 1710 1 Bongaigaon TPP U 1,2,3 Assam Coal 750 2 Namrup CCGT Assam Gas 100 TOTAL (ASSAM) 850 1 New Umtru HEP Meghalaya Hydro 40 2 Myntdu St-I HEP ADDL UNIT Meghalaya Hydro 42 TOTAL (MEGHALAYA) 82 1 Tuirial HEP Mizoram Hydro 60 TOTAL (MIZORAM) 60 1 Tripura CCGT Tripura Gas 726.6 2 Monarchak CCGT Tripura Gas 101 TOTAL (TRIPURA) 827.6 TOTAL (NORTH-EASTERN REGION) 3530

TOTAL ALL INDIA 88537

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RAJYA SABHA


POWER CRISIS IN BIHAR

†307. PROF. ANIL KUMAR SAHANI: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by Government to tide over the power crisis in Bihar; (b) whether Government has any plan to procure electricity from the neighbouring country, Nepal; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : The Government of India has taken the following steps for improving supply of power in the state of Bihar:

(i) Bihar has been allocated 1,791 to 1,836 MW in different time slot from Central Generating Stations (CGSs), which is highest among the states of the Eastern Region.

(ii) The power supply to Bihar from the CGSs has been increasing over the years and central

sector energy supplied to Bihar increased from about 8,400 Million Unit (MU) in 2008-09 to 10,320 MU in 2011-12.

(iii) The likely benefit to the State of Bihar during 12th Plan is 1447 MW from Muzaffarpur Ext. Unit 1 & 2, Barh STPS-I Unit 1, 2 and 3, Barh STPS-II Unit 1 & 2.

(iv) The Life Extension works of existing Barauni TPS units 6 & 7 (2x110 MW) and

Muzaffarpur units 1 & 2 (2x110 MW) have been taken up under Backward Region Grant Fund of Planning Commission.

(b) & (c) : Electricity is being procured from the hydel projects in Bhutan. The total electricity imported from Bhutan was 4.71 Billion Unit (BU) during the current year (April 2012 to January 2013). Further, the power exchange also takes place between Nepal and utilities on the Indian side namely Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB), Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL) India. Under the bilateral

power exchange, BSEB exports/imports power from Nepal whereas, UPPCL and UPCL only export power to Nepal.

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MINISTRY OF POWER


STATUS OF ELECTRIFICATION IN RURAL INDIA

308. SHRI BAISHNAB PARIDA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the details of action plan of Government to provide power to each and every house in the country; (b) the status of electrification in the rural India; (c) the time-frame within which all the villagers in the country would be provided electric connection; (d) whether this project is proposed to be implemented under PPP mode; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) to (c) : As per census 2001, the total number of inhabited villages in the country were 5,93,732. The Government of India launched ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) – Programme for creation of Rural Electricity Infrastructure & Household Electrification, in April 2005 for providing access to electricity to rural households. Under the scheme, 648 projects covering electrification of 1,12,795 un/de-electrified villages (UEV), intensive electrification of 3,96,336 partially electrified villages (PEV) and release of free electricity connections to 2,74,98,652 Below Poverty Line (BPL) households were sanctioned. As on 31.01.2013, the electrification works in 1,06,474 UE villages, 2,87,827 PE villages have been completed and free electricity connections to 2,05,15,472 BPL households have been released under the scheme. Government has proposed to continue RGGVY in 12th Plan for covering the remaining villages/habitations irrespective of population subject to availability of funds.

(d) & (e) : There is no provision of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in RGGVY programme.

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SUPPLY OF IMPORTED POWER TO MAHARASHTRA

309. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government is purchasing power from the neighbouring country, Bhutan; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government is allocating the power so procured to Maharashtra also; and (d) if so, the details thereof and, if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : The Government of India is purchasing surplus power from three hydroelectric

projects (HEPs) in Bhutan i.e. Chukha HEP (336 MW), Kurichhu, HEP (60 MW) and Tala, HEP

(1020 MW).

(c) & (d) : This imported power is not being allocated to Maharashtra as long term Power

Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have already been signed with the beneficiary States of Northern

and Eastern Region as per the following details:

Hydro Project Date of PPA Validity

Chukha HEP 21st August, 2002 31st March, 2017 (15 years) Kurichhu HEP 2nd August, 2002 30th September, 2017 (15 Years) Tala HEP 27th September, 2006 September, 2041 (35 Years)

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MINISTRY OF POWER


SHORTAGE OF POWER IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

310. PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware of the fact that Jammu and Kashmir has been facing acute shortage of power throughout the year; (b) whether Government is also aware of the fact that the shortage of power in the State becomes intolerably acute in winter months; and (c) whether Government would therefore consider to provide a special package to augment the power supply in the State from the National Grid?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Jammu & Kashmir experienced shortages in terms of energy & peak in

the range of 23.6% to 25% during 2011-12 and 25% during 2012-13 (April, 2012-January,

2013). During winter season from October to January, the energy and peak shortages increase

from 23.6% to 25%. The details of the power supply position in terms of Energy and Peak for

Jammu & Kashmir and vis-à-vis that for the country as a whole is given as Annex which reveals

that shortages in Jammu & Kashmir are more than the average shortage of the country.

(c) : The demand of power in the States is met by generation from State’s own sources,

share in central sector stations and power availed under bi-lateral agreements. Government of

India only supplements the efforts of the States Governments by way of generation capacity

addition through Central Public Sector Undertakings. Jammu & Kashmir has been allocated

1518 MW firm power from Central Generating Stations (CGSs) and 364 MW from unallocated

power of CGSs.

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The details of allocation to J&K from Central Generating Stations during winter

season of 2011-12 & 2012-13 during peak hours are as given below:

Particulars of Power During Peak

Hours 2012-13

During Peak Hours2011-12

Firm power 1450 MW 1256 MW Dedicated Station power 33 MW 33 MW Non-Firm power ( Power from RAPS Unit 3&4)

35 MW 35 MW

Allocation from unallocated power of Tala 18 MW (11.8%) 18 MW (11.8%) Allocation from Unallocated Power Pool 305 MW (22%) 290 MW (22%) Specific allocation from UA Pool 41 MW 41 MW Total Allocation 1882 MW 1673 MW

Keeping in view the shortage of power in J&K and to meet its increased winter

demand, Ministry of Power has made a specific allocation of 41 MW to Jammu & Kashmir from

October to February every year from Unallocated Pool of Northern Region vide Ministry of

Power order dated 20th July, 2005. Further, Firm share (131 MW of IGSTPS, Jhajjar)

surrendered by Delhi has also been reallocated to J&K from 19.01.2013 to 15.03.2013.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 310 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 26.02.2013.

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Energy (Figures in MU)

Year Winter Season 2011-12 2012-13 (Upto

Jan, 2013*) Oct, 2011 to Jan, 2012

Oct, 2012 to Jan, 2013*

Requirement 14250 12792 5198 5638 Availability 10889 9594 3901 4228 Shortage 3361 3198 1297 1410 % Shortage 23.6 25 25 25 % Shortage ( All India)

8.5 8.8 10.9 9.2

* Provisional

Peak (Figures in MW)

Year Winter Season 2011-12 2012-13 (Upto Jan,

2013*) Oct, 2011 to Jan, 2012

Oct, 2012 to Jan, 2013*

Peak Demand 2385 2422 2361 2422 Peak Met 1789 1817 1771 1817 Shortage 596 605 590 605 % Shortage 25 25 25 25 % Shortage (All India)

10.6 9.0 11.7 9.4

* Provisional

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