Lok Sabha Question No. 4484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Per Unit Cost of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## PER UNIT COST OF POWER

4484. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  per  unit  cost  of  energy  from  all  sources  of  energy  in  the country and the world;

(b) whether the  developed  countries  have  stopped  installing  any  atomic  power plants and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether India is being treated as one of the most desired destinations for the nuclear suppliers, and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : As  per  the  information  available  with  Central  Electricity  Authority (CEA), the All India Weighted Average Rate of Sale of Power (WARSP) for the year 2015-16 from hydro, thermal and nuclear sources are given at Annex.

Power  from  Renewable  Energy  sources  is  mainly  procured  through Competitive Bidding. The prices discovered through competitive bidding have come down  substantially during past few  years. The  lowest power  tariff recently discovered for solar was Rs. 2.44/kWh at Bhadla solar park and lowest tariff for wind at recent auction conducted in the month of Oct 2017 was Rs. 2.64/kWh.

The price of electricity  in  different  countries  from  various  sources  of energy largely depends on their Generation mix, availability of energy resources and their internal market structure. The data regarding per unit cost of electricity from various sources of energy in the world is not available.

(b) : As per the information received from Department of atomic Energy, at present, there are 449 reactors in operations and 56 reactors are under construction in the world across 16 countries. Of these, UAE, Belarus and Bangladesh are the new entrants in nuclear power.

(c) : India is recognised as a country with advanced nuclear technologies. It has a robust indigenous nuclear power programme and plans for expansion based on both  indigenous  technologies  and  with  foreign  cooperation.  India  also  has  a domestic  nuclear  industrial  base.  India  is,  therefore,  a  desirable  destination  for Global  nuclear  suppliers,  as  cooperation  with  Indian  nuclear  industry  would  be mutually beneficial.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.  4484 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2018 ***********

Weighted Average Rate of Sale of Power (WARSP) for the year 2015-16 for Different Modes of Generation/Category

|   Sl. No. | Mode of Generation/Category   |   WARSP (Paise/kwh) 2015-16 |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Hydro                         |                      291.03 |
|         2 | Thermal                       |                      340.39 |
|         3 | Nuclear                       |                      272.6  |
|         4 | All Category                  |                      332.99 |

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