Lok Sabha Question No. 1539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: FDI in Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## FDI IN POWER SECTOR

1539. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allowed 100% FDI in power sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  foreign  companies  have  invested/started  investing  in  power production in the country as per the FDI policy; and
- (c) if so, the details of amount invested, State-wise and company-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Automatic  approval  (RBI  route) for  100%  foreign equity is permitted in generation, transmission, and distribution and trading in power sector without any upper ceiling on the quantum of investment. Government of India, on 16.07.2015, has revised FDI Cap for Power Exchanges registered under CERC Regulations, 2010 as 49% (FDI + FPI (FII, QFI+NRI+FVCI) through 'Automatic Route'.

- (b) : As  per  the  information  available  with  the    Central  Electricity Authority  (CEA),  Sorang  HEP  (100  MW),  which  was  earlier  owned  by  NCC Group and IL&FS Group (in ratio 2:1) has been acquired by M/s TAQA India Power Ventures Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, PJSC (TAQA) in the year 2014. The status of the project is given at Annexure-I.  Details  in  regard  to  some  of  the  Thermal  power  projects commissioned / under construction in the country in which foreign entities / organizations are associated as project developers during the 12th Plan, as available with the CEA, are given at Annexure-II.
- (c) : State-wise  and  company-wise  data  of  amount  invested  is  not maintained in CEA / Ministry of Power.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1539 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.11.2016. *********** Status of Sorang Hydro Electric Project

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project Executing Agency Date of CEA clearance / Approval Capacity (MW)   | State Commissioning Schedule (original/ Now Ant.)   | Cost: (Rs. In Crore)            |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Sorang Himachal Sorang Power Corporation Ltd. June, 2006/ 2x50= 100 MW            | Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) (2012-13) 2017-18           | Original: 586.00 Latest: 586.00 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1539 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.11.2016. ***********

| Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   | Details of Commissioned/Under Construction Thermal Power Projects in the country with foreign entities/ Organizations associated as project developer during 12th Plan   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                   | State                                                                                                                                                                    | Project Name/Impl. Agency/ EPC or BTG                                                                                                                                    | Project Developers & Equity Participation                                                                                                                                | LOA Date/                                                                                                                                                                | Unit No                                                                                                                                                                  | Cap. (MW)                                                                                                                                                                | Org. Comm. Sched.                                                                                                                                                        | Act(A)/Ant. Comm. Sched.                                                                                                                                                 | Fuel                                                                                                                                                                     | Original Cost in lakhs (Rs)                                                                                                                                              | Latest Estimated Cost (Rs)                                                                                                                                               |
| Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             | Commissioned                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                              | Mangaon CCPP/ PGPL/Tata Projects Ltd                                                                                                                                     | Pioneer Generation Power Ltd. (60%) & Korean Western Power Co. Ltd. (40%) (Foreign Company)                                                                              | Dec-11                                                                                                                                                                   | Module-I                                                                                                                                                                 | 388                                                                                                                                                                      | Dec-13                                                                                                                                                                   | 14-07- 2016(A)                                                                                                                                                           | Gas                                                                                                                                                                      | 123300                                                                                                                                                                   | 177616                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | Pynampuram TPP/TPCIL/B TG-Chinese                                                                                                                                        | Sembcorp Utilities Pte. Ltd, Singapore. (86.87%) (Foreign Company) & Gayatri Energy Ventures Pvt Ltd. (13.13%)                                                           | Feb-11 May-11                                                                                                                                                            | U-1 U-2                                                                                                                                                                  | 660 660                                                                                                                                                                  | May-14 Aug-14                                                                                                                                                            | 07-02- 2015(A) 03-09-                                                                                                                                                    | Coal                                                                                                                                                                     | 686900                                                                                                                                                                   | 686900                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       | Under Construction                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                   | Ib valley TPP / OPGCL/ BTG-BHEL                                                                                                                                          | Odisha Power Generation Corp. Ltd. (OPGCL) (51%) & Applied Energy Services (AES) Corp. Ltd. (49%) (Foreign                                                               | Mar-14                                                                                                                                                                   | U-3                                                                                                                                                                      | 660                                                                                                                                                                      | Aug-17                                                                                                                                                                   | Dec-17                                                                                                                                                                   | Coal                                                                                                                                                                     | 11965                                                                                                                                                                    | 11965                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | Company)                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                          | U-4                                                                                                                                                                      | 660                                                                                                                                                                      | Jan-18                                                                                                                                                                   | Jun-18                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                        | AP                                                                                                                                                                       | SGPL TPP / Sembcorp Gayatri Power Ltd. /BTG-                                                                                                                             | Sembcorp Utilities Pte. Ltd. (87.98%) Singapore (Foreign Company) & NCC                                                                                                  | Feb-12                                                                                                                                                                   | U-1                                                                                                                                                                      | 660                                                                                                                                                                      | Mar-15                                                                                                                                                                   | 12-11- 2016(A)                                                                                                                                                           | Coal                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          | Chinese                                                                                                                                                                  | Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (12.02%)                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                          | U-2                                                                                                                                                                      | 660                                                                                                                                                                      | Jun-15                                                                                                                                                                   | Feb-17                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | 704600                                                                                                                                                                   | 704600                                                                                                                                                                   |

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