Lok Sabha Question No. 901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Turnaround of DISCOMS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## TURNAROUND OF DISCOMS

## 901.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of profit or loss of State electricity DISCOMS during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the  reasons  identified  by  the  Government  for  stagnation/decline  in  the electricity generation capacity of State power utilities;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to recast the loans of State power DISCOMS; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the debt restructuring proposals being considered and if not, the reasons therefor, State/UT-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) : Power  Finance  Corporation  (PFC)  Ltd.  publishes  the  'Report  on Performance of State Power Utilities'. Based on the report published by PFC, the  State-wise  losses  for  utilities  selling  power  directly  to  consumers  for  the years 2010-11 to  2014-15 are given in Annexure.
- (b) : The electricity generation capability in State Sector Power Utilities has exceeded the target during the 12th Plan Period by 57%. The State Sector generation capacity addition target from conventional sources during the 12th Plan  was  15,530  MW  against  which  the  total  generation  capacity  addition achieved was 24,477 MW.
- (c) & (d) :   The  Government  of  India  had  launched    Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on 20.11.2015 which allows for considering debt recast of State Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) through issue of bonds / re-pricing of loans to enable their Operational Improvement and Financial Turnaround.

As  of  now,  26  States  and  01  UT  alongwith  their  DISCOMs  have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under UDAY with Ministry of Power.  States and their Distribution Utilities have issued Bonds worth Rs.2.32 lakh crores.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 901 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2017. ***********

## Profit/(Loss) for Utilities Selling Directly to Consumers

## ANNEXURE

Rs. Crores

|                     |                         |                         | 2010-11                                   | 2010-11                                  | 2011-12                                   | 2011-12                                  | 2012-13                                   | 2012-13                                  | 2013-14                                   | 2013-14                                  | 2014-15                                   | 2014-15                                  |
|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Region              | State                   | Utility                 | Profit/ (Loss) after tax on accrual basis | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit /(Loss) after tax on accrual basis | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit/ (Loss) after tax on accrual basis | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit/ (Loss) after tax on accrual basis | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit/ (Loss) after tax on accrual basis | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis |
| Eastern             | Bihar                   | BSEB                    | (1,332)                                   | (1,332)                                  | (2,662)                                   | (2,662)                                  | (1,088)                                   | (1,088)                                  |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |
| Eastern             |                         | NBPDCL                  |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          | (56)                                      | (56)                                     | (74)                                      | (74)                                     | (297)                                     | (491)                                    |
| Eastern             |                         | SBPDCL                  |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          | (84)                                      | (84)                                     | (269)                                     | (269)                                    | (748)                                     | (748)                                    |
| Eastern             | Bihar Total             |                         | (1,332)                                   | (1,332)                                  | (2,662)                                   | (2,662)                                  | (1,227)                                   | (1,227)                                  | (343)                                     | (343)                                    | (1,044)                                   | (1,239)                                  |
| Eastern             | Jharkhand               | JSEB                    | (723)                                     | (723)                                    | (3,211)                                   | (3,211)                                  | (2,668)                                   | (2,668)                                  | (3,950)                                   | (3,950)                                  |                                           |                                          |
| Eastern             |                         | JBVNL                   |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          | (71)                                      | (71)                                     | (37)                                      | (37)                                     |
| Eastern             | Jharkhand Total         |                         | (723)                                     | (723)                                    | (3,211)                                   | (3,211)                                  | (2,668)                                   | (2,668)                                  | (4,021)                                   | (4,021)                                  | (37)                                      | (37)                                     |
| Eastern             | Odisha                  | CESU                    | (87)                                      | (87)                                     | (257)                                     | (257)                                    | (316)                                     | (316)                                    | (199)                                     | (199)                                    | (202)                                     | (202)                                    |
| Eastern             |                         | NESCO                   | (72)                                      | (72)                                     | (92)                                      | (92)                                     | (77)                                      | (77)                                     | (45)                                      | (45)                                     | (123)                                     | (123)                                    |
| Eastern             |                         | SESCO                   | (19)                                      | (19)                                     | (22)                                      | (22)                                     | (34)                                      | (34)                                     | (11)                                      | (11)                                     | (379)                                     | (379)                                    |
| Eastern             |                         | WESCO                   | (38)                                      | (38)                                     | (52)                                      | (52)                                     | (132)                                     | (132)                                    | (87)                                      | (87)                                     | (224)                                     | (224)                                    |
| Eastern             | Odisha Total            |                         | (215)                                     | (215)                                    | (423)                                     | (423)                                    | (559)                                     | (559)                                    | (342)                                     | (342)                                    | (929)                                     | (929)                                    |
|                     | Sikkim                  | Sikkim PD               | (23)                                      | (23)                                     | (17)                                      | (17)                                     | 39                                        | 39                                       | 33                                        | 33                                       | (126)                                     | (126)                                    |
|                     | Sikkim Total            |                         | (23)                                      | (23)                                     | (17)                                      | (17)                                     | 39                                        | 39                                       | 33                                        | 33                                       | (126)                                     | (126)                                    |
|                     | West Bengal             | WBSEDCL                 | 95                                        | 95                                       | 73                                        | 73                                       | 82                                        | 82                                       | 19                                        | 19                                       | 20                                        | 20                                       |
|                     | West Bengal Total       |                         | 95                                        | 95                                       | 73                                        | 73                                       | 82                                        | 82                                       | 19                                        | 19                                       | 20                                        | 20                                       |
| Eastern Total       |                         |                         | (2,198)                                   | (2,198)                                  | (6,240)                                   | (6,240)                                  | (4,332)                                   | (4,332)                                  | (4,654)                                   | (4,654)                                  | (2,116)                                   | (2,310)                                  |
| North Eastern       | Arunachal Pradesh       | Arunachal PD            | (182)                                     | (182)                                    | (274)                                     | (274)                                    | (255)                                     | (255)                                    | (428)                                     | (428)                                    | (257)                                     | (257)                                    |
|                     | Arunachal Pradesh Total | Arunachal Pradesh Total | (182)                                     | (182)                                    | (274)                                     | (274)                                    | (255)                                     | (255)                                    | (428)                                     | (428)                                    | (257)                                     | (257)                                    |
|                     | Assam                   | APDCL                   | (486)                                     | (486)                                    | (408)                                     | (558)                                    | (418)                                     | (568)                                    | (528)                                     | (693)                                    | (578)                                     | (578)                                    |
|                     | Assam Total             |                         | (486)                                     | (486)                                    | (408)                                     | (558)                                    | (418)                                     | (568)                                    | (528)                                     | (693)                                    | (578)                                     | (578)                                    |
|                     | Manipur                 | Manipur PD              | (204)                                     | (204)                                    | (307)                                     | (307)                                    | (315)                                     | (315)                                    | (194)                                     | (194)                                    |                                           |                                          |
|                     |                         | MSPDCL                  |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |
|                     | Manipur Total           |                         | (204)                                     | (204)                                    | (307)                                     | (307)                                    | (315)                                     | (315)                                    | (194)                                     | (194)                                    |                                           |                                          |
|                     | Meghalaya               | MeECL                   | (114)                                     | (114)                                    | (204)                                     | (204)                                    |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |
|                     |                         | MePDCL                  |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          | (221)                                     | (221)                                    | (295)                                     | (295)                                    | (202)                                     | (202)                                    |
|                     | Meghalaya Total         |                         | (114)                                     | (114)                                    | (204)                                     | (204)                                    | (221)                                     | (221)                                    | (295)                                     | (295)                                    | (202)                                     | (202)                                    |
|                     | Mizoram                 | Mizoram PD              | (158)                                     | (158)                                    | (127)                                     | (127)                                    | (200)                                     | (200)                                    | (192)                                     | (192)                                    | (192)                                     | (192)                                    |
|                     | Mizoram Total           |                         | (158)                                     | (158)                                    | (127)                                     | (127)                                    | (200)                                     | (200)                                    | (192)                                     | (192)                                    | (192)                                     | (192)                                    |
|                     | Nagaland                | Nagaland PD             | (179)                                     | (179)                                    | (214)                                     | (214)                                    | (212)                                     | (212)                                    | (191)                                     | (191)                                    | (315)                                     | (315)                                    |
|                     | Nagaland Total          |                         | (179)                                     | (179)                                    | (214)                                     | (214)                                    | (212)                                     | (212)                                    | (191)                                     | (191)                                    | (315)                                     | (315)                                    |
|                     | Tripura                 | Tripura PD              | (126)                                     | (130)                                    | (157)                                     | (157)                                    |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |                                           |                                          |
|                     | Tripura Total           | TSECL                   |                                           | (130)                                    | (157)                                     | (157)                                    | (107) (107)                               | (107)                                    | (62)                                      | (62) (62)                                | (60) (60)                                 | (82) (82)                                |
|                     |                         |                         | (126)                                     |                                          | (1,692)                                   |                                          |                                           | (107)                                    | (62)                                      | (2,056)                                  | (1,603)                                   | (1,625)                                  |
| North Eastern Total | North Eastern Total     |                         | (1,450)                                   | (1,454)                                  |                                           | (1,842)                                  | (1,730)                                   | (1,880)                                  | (1,891)                                   |                                          |                                           |                                          |

............2.

| Northern       | Delhi                    | BSES Rajdhani            | 388      | 388      | 121      | 121      | 21       | 21       | 8        | 8        | 63       | 63       |
|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|                |                          | BSES Yamuna              | 155      | 155      | 21       | 21       | 25       | 25       | 11       | 11       | 19       | 19       |
|                |                          | TPDDL                    | 258      | 258      | 339      | 339      | 310      | 310      | 334      | 334      | 336      | 336      |
|                | Delhi Total              | Delhi Total              | 801      | 801      | 481      | 481      | 356      | 356      | 353      | 353      | 418      | 418      |
|                | Haryana                  | DHBVNL                   | (792)    | (955)    | (4,599)  | (4,599)  | (1,352)  | (1,352)  | (2,089)  | (2,089)  | (636)    | (636)    |
|                |                          | UHBVNL                   | (129)    | (129)    | (8,604)  | (8,604)  | (2,297)  | (2,297)  | (1,465)  | (1,465)  | (1,481)  | (1,481)  |
|                | Haryana Total            | Haryana Total            | (921)    | (1,084)  | (13,203) | (13,203) | (3,649)  | (3,649)  | (3,554)  | (3,554)  | (2,117)  | (2,117)  |
|                | Himachal Pradesh HPSEB   | Himachal Pradesh HPSEB   | (122)    | (122)    |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|                |                          | HPSEB Ltd.               | (380)    | (380)    | (513)    | (513)    | (340)    | (340)    | (137)    | (137)    | (125)    | (125)    |
|                | Himachal Pradesh Total   | Himachal Pradesh Total   | (502)    | (502)    | (513)    | (513)    | (340)    | (340)    | (137)    | (137)    | (125)    | (125)    |
|                | Jammu & Kashmir J&K PDD  | Jammu & Kashmir J&K PDD  | (2,167)  | (2,167)  | (3,037)  | (3,037)  | (3,129)  | (3,129)  | (2,387)  | (2,387)  | (3,913)  | (3,913)  |
|                | Jammu & Kashmir Total    | Jammu & Kashmir Total    | (2,167)  | (2,167)  | (3,037)  | (3,037)  | (3,129)  | (3,129)  | (2,387)  | (2,387)  | (3,913)  | (3,913)  |
|                | Punjab PSPCL             | Punjab PSPCL             | (1,640)  | (1,640)  | (537)    | (459)    | 261      | 94       | 249      | 249      | 133      | (1,100)  |
|                | Punjab Total             | Punjab Total             | (1,640)  | (1,640)  | (537)    | (459)    | 261      | 94       | 249      | 249      | 133      | (1,100)  |
|                | Rajasthan                | AVVNL                    | (6,907)  | (6,907)  | (7,596)  | (7,596)  | (3,905)  | (3,905)  | (4,843)  | (4,843)  | (3,593)  | (3,593)  |
|                |                          | JDVVNL                   | (6,827)  | (6,827)  | (6,179)  | (6,179)  | (4,285)  | (4,285)  | (5,299)  | (5,299)  | (4,146)  | (4,146)  |
|                |                          | JVVNL                    | (7,636)  | (7,636)  | (5,797)  | (5,797)  | (4,161)  | (4,161)  | (5,503)  | (5,503)  | (4,735)  | (4,735)  |
|                | Rajasthan Total          | Rajasthan Total          | (21,370) | (21,370) | (19,572) | (19,572) | (12,351) | (12,351) | (15,645) | (15,645) | (12,474) | (12,474) |
|                | Uttar Pradesh            | DVVN                     | (1,322)  | (1,322)  | (2,840)  | (2,840)  | (3,364)  | (3,364)  | (5,521)  | (5,521)  | (2,936)  | (2,936)  |
|                |                          | KESCO                    | (182)    | (182)    | (384)    | (384)    | (545)    | (545)    | (674)    | (674)    | (168)    | (168)    |
|                |                          | MVVN                     | (742)    | (742)    | (1,765)  | (1,765)  | (2,033)  | (2,033)  | (3,263)  | (3,263)  | (1,994)  | (1,994)  |
|                |                          | Pash VVN                 | (453)    | (453)    | (1,992)  | (1,992)  | (1,303)  | (1,303)  | (3,172)  | (3,172)  | (1,577)  | (1,577)  |
|                |                          | Poorv VVN                | (1,268)  | (1,268)  | (2,244)  | (2,244)  | (2,533)  | (2,533)  | (4,095)  | (4,095)  | (2,000)  | (2,000)  |
|                | Uttar Pradesh Total      | Uttar Pradesh Total      | (3,966)  | (3,966)  | (9,224)  | (9,224)  | (9,778)  | (9,778)  | (16,724) | (16,724) | (8,675)  | (8,675)  |
|                | Uttarakhand              | Ut PCL                   | (204)    | (204)    | (55)     | (55)     | (16)     | (16)     | 323      | 323      | (260)    | (260)    |
|                | Uttarakhand Total        | Uttarakhand Total        | (204)    | (204)    | (55)     | (55)     | (16)     | (16)     | 323      | 323      | (260)    | (260)    |
| Northern Total |                          |                          | (29,969) | (30,132) | (45,660) | (45,582) | (28,647) | (28,814) | (37,521) | (37,521) | (27,012) | (28,245) |
| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh APCPDCL   | Andhra Pradesh APCPDCL   | 3        | (778)    | 4        | (1,476)  | (7,718)  | (7,718)  | (811)    | (811)    |          |          |
|                |                          | APEPDCL                  | 13       | (572)    | 25       | (963)    | (1,681)  | (1,681)  | (136)    | (136)    | (722)    | (722)    |
|                |                          | APNPDCL                  | 7        | (409)    | 3        | (874)    | (3,436)  | (3,445)  | (31)     | (31)     |          |          |
|                |                          | APSPDCL                  | 3        | (418)    | 6        | (710)    | (4,673)  | (4,678)  | (401)    | (401)    | (1,675)  | (1,827)  |
|                | Andhra Pradesh Total     | Andhra Pradesh Total     | 26       | (2,178)  | 38       | (4,022)  | (17,508) | (17,522) | (1,379)  | (1,379)  | (2,397)  | (2,549)  |
|                | Karnataka BESCOM         | Karnataka BESCOM         |          |          | 118      | 107      | (433)    | (433)    | 76       | 76       | 113      | 113      |
|                | CHESCOM                  | CHESCOM                  | 11       | 11       | (123)    | (269)    | (270)    | (337)    | (16)     | (72)     | 40       | 37       |
|                |                          | GESCOM                   | 61       | 61       | (5)      | 34       | (189)    | (189)    | 38       | 38       | (110)    | (110)    |
|                |                          | HESCOM                   | (65)     | (65)     | 40       | 40       | 41       | 41       | (576)    | (576)    | 30       | 30       |
|                |                          | MESCOM                   | 2        | 2        | 6        | 6        | 13       | 13       |          |          | 14       | 14       |
|                | Karnataka Total          | Karnataka Total          | 10       | 10       | 36       | (82)     | (838)    | (905)    | (478)    | (534)    | 88       | 85       |
|                | Kerala KSEB              | Kerala KSEB              | 241      | 241      | 241      | 241      | 241      | 241      | 140      | 140      |          |          |
|                |                          | KSEBL                    |          |          |          |          |          |          | (24)     | (24)     | (1,273)  | (1,273)  |
|                | Kerala Total             | Kerala Total             | 241      | 241      | 241      | 241      | 241      | 241      | 116      | 116      | (1,273)  | (1,273)  |
|                | Puducherry Puducherry PD | Puducherry Puducherry PD | (134)    | (134)    | (164)    | (164)    | (308)    | (308)    | (60)     | (60)     | 157      | 157      |
|                | Puducherry Total         | Puducherry Total         | (134)    | (134)    | (164)    | (164)    | (308)    | (308)    | (60)     | (60)     | 157      | 157      |
|                | Tamil Nadu TNEB          | Tamil Nadu TNEB          | (6,273)  | (6,273)  |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|                | TANGEDCO                 | TANGEDCO                 | (5,634)  | (5,634)  | (13,321) | (13,308) | (11,679) | (12,064) | (13,985) | (14,052) | (12,757) | (12,757) |
|                | Tamil Nadu Total         |                          | (11,907) | (11,907) | (13,321) | (13,308) | (11,679) | (12,064) | (13,985) | (14,052) | (12,757) | (12,757) |
|                | Telangana TSNPDCL        | Telangana TSNPDCL        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          | (1,343)  | (1,741)  |
|                |                          | TSSPDCL                  |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          | (1,171)  | (1,171)  |
|                | Telangana Total          | Telangana Total          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          | (2,513)  | (2,912)  |
| Southern Total | Southern Total           | Southern Total           | (11,764) | (13,967) | (13,171) | (17,337) | (30,092) | (30,559) | (15,786) | (15,909) | (18,695) | (19,249) |

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| Western       | Chhattisgarh         | CSPDCL                  | (581)    | (581)    | (2,012)   | (2,012)   | (498)    | (498)    | (630)    | (630)    | (1,554)   | (1,569)   |
|---------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|               | Chhattisgarh Total   |                         | (581)    | (581)    | (2,012)   | (2,012)   | (498)    | (498)    | (630)    | (630)    | (1,554)   | (1,569)   |
|               | Goa                  | Goa PD                  | (79)     | (79)     | (271)     | (271)     | (285)    | (285)    | (4)      | (4)      | (17)      | (17)      |
|               | Goa Total            |                         | (79)     | (79)     | (271)     | (271)     | (285)    | (285)    | (4)      | (4)      | (17)      | (17)      |
|               | Gujarat              | DGVCL                   | 63       | 63       | 76        | 76        | 25       | 25       | 52       | 52       | 51        | 51        |
|               |                      | MGVCL                   | 25       | 25       | 36        | 36        | 21       | 21       | 19       | 19       | 29        | 29        |
|               |                      | PGVCL                   | 3        | 3        | 9         | 9         | 11       | 11       | 10       | 10       | 11        | 11        |
|               |                      | UGVCL                   | 13       | 13       | 12        | 12        | 14       | 14       | 14       | 14       | 17        | 17        |
|               | Gujarat Total        |                         | 103      | 103      | 134       | 134       | 71       | 71       | 95       | 95       | 108       | 108       |
|               | Madhya Pradesh       | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | (605)    | (605)    | (1,129)   | (1,129)   | (1,593)  | (1,595)  | (2,672)  | (2,672)  | (2,728)   | (2,765)   |
|               |                      | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | (578)    | (578)    | (624)     | (624)     | (1,425)  | (1,425)  | (1,811)  | (1,811)  | (1,061)   | (1,061)   |
|               |                      | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | (974)    | (974)    | (1,167)   | (1,167)   | (1,432)  | (1,432)  | (1,887)  | (1,893)  | (1,162)   | (1,175)   |
|               | Madhya Pradesh Total |                         | (2,157)  | (2,157)  | (2,920)   | (2,920)   | (4,450)  | (4,452)  | (6,370)  | (6,376)  | (4,950)   | (5,001)   |
|               | Maharashtra          | MSEDCL                  | (1,505)  | (1,505)  | (808)     | (808)     | (871)    | (871)    | (280)    | (280)    | (366)     | (366)     |
|               | Maharashtra Total    |                         | (1,505)  | (1,505)  | (808)     | (808)     | (871)    | (871)    | (280)    | (280)    | (366)     | (366)     |
| Western Total |                      |                         | (4,219)  | (4,219)  | (5,877)   | (5,877)   | (6,034)  | (6,036)  | (7,190)  | (7,196)  | (6,780)   | (6,845)   |
| Grand Total   |                      |                         | (49,600) | (51,971) | (72,639)  | (76,877)  | (70,835) | (71,621) | (67,041) | (67,336) | (56,206)  | (58,275)  |

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