Lok Sabha Question No. 4773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Share of Hydro Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4773 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## SHARE OF HYDRO POWER

4773. SHRI KESINENI NANI: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the total installed capacity of power in the country as per the latest estimates available and the percentage shares of hydro, thermal, nuclear and other sources in the total;

(b) the  extent  to  which  the  total  installed  capacity  and  percentage share of various sources of energy changed in the last decade;

(c) whether the share of hydro power in the power sector increased and reached  maximum  of  50.62%  in  1962-63  and  since  then  it  has  been constantly decreasing and at present it is a meagre 15.22 %;

(d) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Union Government to revive the Hydro Power Sector and increase its contribution;

(e) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  environmental problems associated with large hydroelectric power projects and if so, the action being taken thereon; and

(f) the  steps  being  taken  to  encourage  smaller  hydroelectric  power projects that are more environmentally sustainable?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b): The  total  installed  capacity  of  power  in  the  country,  as  on 30.11.2016, is 3,08,834 MW.

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The total installed capacity and percentage share of various sources of generation capacity for 2006-07 and 2016-17 (up to 30.11.2016) is given at Annex.

(c) : The percentage of hydropower in the total installed capacity has  declined  from  a  maximum  of  about  50.62%  (2,936  out  of  a  total  of 5,801 MW) in the year 1962-63 to about 13.97% (43,133 MW out of total 3,08,834 MW) as on 30.11.2016.

(d) to (f) : The reasons for decrease in share of Hydro Power, inter alia, include larger and accelerated capacity addition in thermal sector to meet growing  energy  demand,  long  gestation  period  of  hydro  power  projects, geological surprises, rehabilitation & resettlement issues, funds constraint in private sector projects etc.

The re-assessment of hydro power potential in the country has been  necessitated  due  to  the  availability  of  additional  hydrological, topographical  and  other  data  about  upstream  and  downstream  water usages as well as the e-flow and other considerations mandated by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC).  Further, the  progress  of  according  of  Environment  and  Forest  Clearances  is reviewed  at  various  levels  in  Ministry  of  Power  (MoP)  and  MoEF&CC including  at  the  level  of  Hon'ble  Ministers.    MoEF&CC  have  also  issued various guidelines to streamline and expedite the process for according of Environment and Forest Clearances.

A number of steps have been undertaken by the Government to encourage  smaller  hydro  electric  power  projects  viz.  provision  of  debt financing  of  longer  tenure  under  National  Electricity  Policy,  option  of charging lower rate of depreciation vis-a-vis Central Electricity Regulatory  Commission  (CERC)  norms,  extending  cost  plus  tariff  regime for  public  and  private  sector  hydro  projects  upto  15.08.2022,  excluding hydro power from Renewable Purchase Obligation etc.

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ANNEX ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4773  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 15.12.2016.

*********** Total installed capacity and percentage share of various sources of energy for

2006-07 and 2016-17 (up to 30.11.2016)

| Year                       | Hydro   | Hydro   | Thermal   | Thermal   | Nuclear   | Nuclear   | RES   | RES   | Total   |
|----------------------------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|-------|---------|
|                            | MW      | %       | MW        | %         | MW        | %         | MW    | %     | MW      |
| 2006-07                    | 34654   | 26.19   | 86015     | 65.00     | 3900      | 2.95      | 7761  | 5.86  | 132330  |
| 2016-17 (up to 30.11.2016) | 43133   | 13.97   | 214004    | 69.29     | 5780      | 1.87      | 45917 | 14.87 | 308834  |

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