Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Hydro-Electricity Generation Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## HYDRO-ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY

†*76. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK":

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  existing  hydro  electricity  generation  capacity  across  the country;

- (b) whether various agencies have been roped in by the Government  to survey/assess the capacity to generate hydro electric power in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  current  quantum  of  hydro  electricity  being  generated  in various States of the country;

(d) the  number  of  hydel  power  projects  stuck  due  to  various reasons and the expenditure incurred thereon so far; and

(e) whether any assessment of loss due to delay in these projects has  been  made  by  the  Government  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-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) 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.76 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2017 REGARDING HYDRO-ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY.

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(a) : As on 30.06.2017, the existing total installed Hydel electricity generation capacity of the country is 44614.42 MW.

- (b) : Based  on  the  reassessment  studies  completed  by  Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in the year 1987, the identified hydro generation capacity in the country was estimated as about 84000 MW at 60% load factor with probable installed capacity of 148701 MW (145320 MW from  H.E.  schemes  above  25  MW  capacity).  In  February,  2017,  M/s WAPCOS  Limited  has  been  entrusted  the  task  of  basin-wise  review  of hydro generation capacity in the country by CEA.
- (c) : During 2017-18 (up to 30.6.2017), 36243.56 Million Units hydro power has been generated from projects of 25 MW and above in various States of the country.
- (d) : At present, there are 41 HE projects (above 25 MW), totalling to 11792.50 MW under construction in the country. Out of the above, 14 HE projects, totalling to 5055 MW, are stalled due to various constraints like land acquisition, inter-state issues, financial constraints, law and order / local issues, contractual issues, inadequate infrastructure facilities, environment and forests issues, natural calamities, etc. An expenditure of Rs.20770 crores has been made on the above stalled projects.
- (e) : As  per  calculation  made  by  CEA,  the  annual  loss  of  energy generation from these stalled projects is about 19180.99 Million Units. The cost overrun calculated by CEA  due to these stalled projects is Rs.25593.78 crore. Details of cost overrun is given at Annex.

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ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (e)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN  REPLY  TO  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  76  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.07.2017  REGARDING HYDRO-ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY.

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## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF STALLED HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECTS (ABOVE 25 MW) HAVING COST OVERRUN

As on 30.06.2017

| Sl. No   | Project Name/(I.C.)/ Executing Agency                        | Name of the State   | Org. Cost (Rs. in Crores)   | Anticipated Cost (Rs. in Crores)   | Cost over run (Rs. in Crores)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|          | CENTRAL SECTOR                                               |                     |                             |                                    |                                 |
| 1        | Lata Tapovan (3x57 = 171 MW) NTPC                            | Uttarakhand         | 1527.00 (12/06)             | 1801.07 (12/13)                    | 274.07                          |
| 2        | Subansiri Lower (8x250 = 2000 MW), NHPC                      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 6285.33 (12/02)             | 17435.15 (02/16)                   | 11149.82                        |
|          | STATE SECTOR                                                 |                     |                             |                                    |                                 |
| 3        | Shahpurkandi (3x33+3x33+1x8=206 MW) Irrigation Deptt. &PSPCL | Punjab              | 2285.81 (04/08)             | 2285.81 (04/08)                    | -                               |
| 4        | Thottiyar (1x30+1x10)= 40MW KSEB                             | Kerala              | 136.79 (2007)               | 150.02 (2007)                      | 13.23                           |
| 5        | Koyna Left Bank PSS (2x40 = 80 MW) WRD, Maha                 | Maharashtra         | 245.02 (1999)               | 1494.94 (2014)                     | 1249.92                         |
|          | PRIVATE SECTOR                                               |                     |                             |                                    |                                 |
| 6        | Maheshwar (10x40 = 400 MW) SMHPCL                            | Madhya Pradesh      | 1569.27 (96-97)             | 6793.00                            | 5223.73                         |
| 7        | Teesta Stage VI (4x125 = 500 MW) Lanco Energy Pvt. Ltd.      | Sikkim              | 3283.08 (2008)              | 7542.00 (12/16)                    | 4258.92                         |
| 8        | Rangit-IV HE Project (3X40 = 120 MW) JPCL                    | Sikkim              | 726.17 (09/07)              | 1692.60 (06/16)                    | 966.43                          |
| 9        | Panan (4x75= 300 MW) Himagiri Hydro Energy Pvt. Ltd.         | Sikkim              | 1833.05 (2009)              | 2400.00 (09/16)                    | 566.95                          |
| 10       | Ratle (4x205+1x30) = 850 MW Ratle HEP Pvt. Ltd.              | Jammu & Kashmir     | 5517.02 (03/12)             | 6257.00 (09/2013)                  | 739.98                          |
| 11       | Tangnu Romai-I (2x22 = 44 MW) TRPGPL                         | Himachal Pradesh    | 255.00 (2006)               | 562.97 (01/17)                     | 307.97                          |
| 12       | Tidong-I (2x50 =100 MW) NSL Tidong                           | Himachal Pradesh    | 543.15 (08/05)              | 1286.27 (01/17)                    | 743.12                          |
| 13       | Sorang (2x50 = 100 MW), HSPPL                                | Himachal Pradesh    | 586.00 (2006)               | 586.00 (Under revision)            | -                               |
| 14       | Gongri (2x72= 144 MW) Dirang Energy (P) Ltd                  | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1436.27 (05/12)             | 1535.91 (10/16)                    | 99.64                           |
|          |                                                              |                     |                             |                                    | 25593.78                        |

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