Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Electricity Generation Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY

*197. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NTPC is planning to borrow Rs.16,000 crore for adding 6,900 MW of fresh electricity generation capacity by March, 2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  NTPC  is  currently  working  on  adding  21,000  MW capacities and projects are at different stages of execution and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  NTPC  has  planned  capital  expenditure  of  Rs.  23,000 crore for 2018-19 which includes both debt and equity essentially for capacity addition through the greenfield route; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO.197 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 08.03.2018 REGARDING ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY.

********* (a) & (b) :  NTPC proposes to borrow Rs.16,985.40 crore & Rs.12,467.83 crore during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively for  investment  in  various  ongoing  projects  including  renovation  & modernisation of existing stations, renewable energy projects, coal mining  projects,  new  coal  based  projects  and  other  miscellaneous schemes. Details of projects that are under construction are furnished in the Annexure. (c) & (d) : As  per  the  Annual  Plan  of  NTPC  for  the  F.Y.  2018-19, capital  outlay  of  Rs.22,300  crore  has  been  planned  in  BE  2018-19, which  is  proposed  to  be  funded  through  borrowing  of  Rs.12,467.83 crore  &  internal  resources  of  Rs.9,832.17  crore.  The  capital  outlay includes  expenditure  on  ongoing  projects  (both  Brownfield  and Greenfield projects) including renewable, renovation & modernization of  existing  stations,  completed  projects,  new  projects,  coal  mining projects and miscellaneous schemes.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 197 TO BE ANSWERED IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  08.03.2018  REGARDING  ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY

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## Projects Under Construction

| Sl.                                                | State/Union Territory                              | Project                                            | Fuel Type                                          | Capacity (MW)                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| NTPC owned Projects                                | NTPC owned Projects                                | NTPC owned Projects                                | NTPC owned Projects                                | NTPC owned Projects                                |
| 1.                                                 | Assam                                              | Bongaigaon                                         | Coal                                               | 250                                                |
| 2.                                                 | Bihar                                              | Barh-I                                             | Coal                                               | 1980                                               |
| 3.                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                       | Lara-I                                             | Coal                                               | 1600                                               |
| 4.                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | North Karanpura                                    | Coal                                               | 1980                                               |
| 5.                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                     | Khargone                                           | Coal                                               | 1320                                               |
| 6.                                                 | Karnataka                                          | Kudgi                                              | Coal                                               | 800                                                |
| 7.                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                     | Gadarwara-I                                        | Coal                                               | 1600                                               |
| 8.                                                 | Maharashtra                                        | Solapur                                            | Coal                                               | 660                                                |
| 9.                                                 | Odisha                                             | Darlipalli-I                                       | Coal                                               | 1600                                               |
| 10.                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                      | Tanda-II                                           | Coal                                               | 1320                                               |
| 11.                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                      | Singrauli CW Discharge                             | Hydro                                              | 8                                                  |
| 12.                                                | Uttarakhand                                        | Tapovan Vishnugad                                  | Hydro                                              | 520                                                |
| 13.                                                | Uttarakhand                                        | Lata Tapovan                                       | Hydro                                              | 171                                                |
| 14.                                                | West Bengal                                        | Rammam-III                                         | Hydro                                              | 120                                                |
| 15.                                                | Telangana                                          | Telangana                                          | Coal                                               | 1600                                               |
| Sub Total 15,529 Subsidiary/Joint Venture Projects | Sub Total 15,529 Subsidiary/Joint Venture Projects | Sub Total 15,529 Subsidiary/Joint Venture Projects | Sub Total 15,529 Subsidiary/Joint Venture Projects | Sub Total 15,529 Subsidiary/Joint Venture Projects |
| 16.                                                | Bihar                                              | Nabinagar, BRBCL                                   | Coal                                               | 500                                                |
| 17.                                                | Bihar                                              | Nabinagar, NPGCPL                                  | Coal                                               | 1980                                               |
| 18.                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                      | Meja, MUNPL                                        | Coal                                               | 1320                                               |
| 19.                                                | Odisha                                             | Rourkela PP-II                                     | Coal                                               | 250                                                |
| 20.                                                | West Bengal                                        | Durgapur Power Project III                         | Coal                                               | 40                                                 |
| 21.                                                | Bangladesh                                         | Khulna JV(BIFPCL)                                  | Coal                                               | 1320                                               |
| Sub Total                                          | Sub Total                                          | Sub Total                                          | Sub Total                                          | 5410                                               |
| Grand Total (MW)                                   | Grand Total (MW)                                   | Grand Total (MW)                                   | Grand Total (MW)                                   | 20,939                                             |

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