Lok Sabha Question No. 2630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Electricity Plan
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2630 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## ELECTRICITY PLAN

2630. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is working on an Electricity Plan for the next five years to gauge the demand for power in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the  estimated  capacity  addition  of  power  during  12th  Plan  period and the contribution of coal based thermal power therein;

(c) the steps being taken by the Government on standards on construction, operation and maintenance of power equipment for renewable electricity systems for grid stability; and

(d) whether 40 per cent of power projects are super critical during the current plan period and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Section  3(4)  of  the  Electricity  Act,  2003  stipulates  that  the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shall prepare a National Electricity Plan in  accordance  with  the  National  Electricity  Policy  and  notify  such  plan once in five years. The last National Electricity Plan covering the review of 11th  Five Year Plan, detailed plan for 12 th  Plan and perspective Plan for 13 th Plan was notified in the Gazette in December, 2013.

The National Electricity Plan covering review of 12th Five Year Plan, detailed plan for years 2017-22 and perspective plan for 2022-27 is under preparation by CEA.

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For estimating the electricity demand of all the States/Union Territories, Regions and for the country, the CEA periodically carries out Electric Power Survey. The 18th Electric Power Survey (EPS) Report, the latest in the series of EPS, was published in December, 2011.

To re-assess the demand for power in the country for the next five years and beyond, the 19th Electric Power Survey Committee (EPSC) has been constituted by the CEA. The report of the committee is under finalization.

(b) : As  per  information  made  available  by  CEA,  the  estimated generation capacity addition from conventional sources during the 12th Plan period (2012-17) is 1,02,811 MW which includes 86,750 MW coal based capacity.

(c) : With a view to ensuring maintenance of grid stability subsequent  to  connection  of  a  renewable  energy  generator,  steps  have been  taken  to  amend  Central  Electricity  Authority  (Technical  Standards for  Connectivity  to  the  Grid)  Regulations,  2007  (as  amended  in  2013.) These regulations lay down certain Technical/operational requirements to be  met  by  different  kinds  of  generators  including  the  renewable  energy generators seeking connectivity with the grid.    The  draft  amendment  to the  aforesaid  regulations  has  been  published  on  CEA's  website  on 08.11.2016 and comments thereon have been invited from the public by 31.12.2016.

(d) : As per information made available by CEA, during the current plan period (2012-17), the total supercritical based coal power generating capacity is likely to be 35,890 MW which is around 41.0% of the total likely coal based capacity addition of 86,750 MW. The list of Supercritical Units commissioned/ to be commissioned during 12th Plan is given at Annex.

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