Lok Sabha Question No. 3476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Power Projects in Assam
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## POWER PROJECTS IN ASSAM

3476. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal/demand from Assam  for  setting  up  more  power  projects  in  the  State  to  end  the  power crisis;
- (b) if so, the steps taken/being taken in this regard;
- (c) whether any fund has been allocated for providing the required power to NE States specially Assam;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) : After the enactment  of  Electricity  Act 2003,  generation  of electricity  has  been  delicensed  and  Techno-Economic  Clearance  (TEC)  for setting  up  of  Thermal  Power Projects  (TPPs)  is  not  required.  As  such, proposals for setting up new TPPs  in the country including Assam are not being received in the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

However,  TEC  from  the  CEA  are  required  for  hydro  power projects  costing  more  than  Rs.  1000  crore.  At  present,  there  is  no  hydroelectric  power  project  from  Assam  under  consideration  for  concurrence  of the CEA.

………..2.

As  per  the  information  furnished  by  the  CEA,  following  power projects are proposed to be set up in Assam:-

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project       | Implementing Agency   | Fuel   |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------|-----------------|
|         1 | Margherita TPP        | APGCL                 | Coal   |             660 |
|         2 | Golaghat TPP          | APGCL                 | Gas    |              12 |
|         3 | Lakwa Replacement TPP | APGCL                 | Gas    |              70 |
|         4 | Cachar TPP            | APGCL                 | Gas    |              30 |
|         5 | Amguri TPP            | APGCL                 | Gas    |             100 |
|         6 | Lower Kopili *        | AGPCL                 | Hydro  |             120 |

(c) to (e) : Details  of  funds  released  under  various  schemes  of  Ministry  of Power (MoP) to North Eastern States is as under:-

Rs. in Cr.

| Sl. No.   | State             |   IPDS* (2015-16 to 2016-17) |   DDUGJY ** (2016-17 upto 30.11.2016) |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |                        12.83 |                                 49.17 |
| 2         | Assam             |                        49.76 |                                111.2  |
| 3         | Manipur           |                        31.95 |                                  0    |
| 4         | Meghalaya         |                         0    |                                  0    |
| 5         | Mizoram           |                         4.2  |                                  0.96 |
| 6         | Nagaland          |                         3.75 |                                  7.17 |
| 7         | Sikkim            |                         6.32 |                                  0    |
| 8         | Tripura           |                         0    |                                 10.13 |
| Total NER | Total NER         |                       108.81 |                                178.63 |

In  addition,  Rs.  2217.84  cr.  has  been  approved  for  implementing  North Eastern  Region  Power  System  Improvement  Project  (NERPSIP)  in  Assam, Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland  &  Tripura  and  Rs.  2247.92  cr. approved  for  implementing  the  comprehensive  scheme  of  Transmission  & Distribution System in Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim during the years 2014-15 to 2016-17.

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