Lok Sabha Question No. 4233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Purchase of Power from Discoms
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4233 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## PURCHASE OF POWER FROM DISCOMS

## 4233.   SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is purchasing power from various discoms  across the country for its train operations and if so, the details thereof, discom-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  expenses  incurred  on  purchasing  power  from discoms, year-wise;
- (c) whether any proposal is pending with the Government to change this system of purchasing power from discoms;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  time  by  which  a  final  decision  in  this  regard  is  likely  to  be taken?

(f)

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Indian Railways is purchasing power from various Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs)  across  the  country  for  its  train operations, details of which are appended.
- (c)  to  (e)  Indian  Railways  was  granted  deemed  licensee  status  in November, 2015 after which it  has  started  to  procure  power  through Open  Access  from  Generating  Companies  (GENCOs)  through  tariff based  bidding/bilateral  arrangements and  has  made  applications  to

various State Transmission Utilities (STUs) for obtaining  'No Objection Certificate'  (NOC).  Indian  Railways  is  presently  drawing  about  1000 MW through Open Access, out of about 2000 MW total requirement, in the States of Maharashtra, Madhya  Pradesh,  Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Haryana, Karnataka and also in Damodar Valley Corporation  (DVC)  and  Central  Transmission  Utility  (CTU)  points  in Uttar Pradesh after the NOC was granted by the States. As and when NOC is granted by other  States,  the  share  of  drawing  power  through Open Access will further go up.

APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4233 BY SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING PURCHASE OF POWER FROM DISCOMS

## (a) & (b) Details of State Electricity Boards/Distribution Company (DISCOMs)wise Traction Energy Bill are as under:

|         |                                                                 | Energy Bill (traction) in Million Rs.   | Energy Bill (traction) in Million Rs.   | Energy Bill (traction) in Million Rs.   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| SN      | Name of SEB's/DISCOM's                                          | 2015-16                                 | 2016-17                                 | 2017-18 (upto Dec.'17)                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd.(APEPDCL) | 4258                                    | 4136                                    | 2407                                    |
| 2       | Bangalore Electricity Supply Company(BESCOM)                    | 367                                     | 434                                     | 302                                     |
| 3       | Chamundi Electricity Supply Company(CESCOM)                     | 462                                     | 478                                     | 380                                     |
| 4       | Gulburga Electricity Supply Company(GESCOM)                     | 20                                      | 25                                      | 12                                      |
| 5       | Gujrat Electricity Board(GEB)                                   | 3960                                    | 2448                                    | 2226                                    |
| 6       | Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO)                             | 3805                                    | 1501                                    | -                                       |
| 7       | Harayana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd.(HVPNL)                      | 543                                     | 564                                     | 269                                     |
| 8       | Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB)                        | 3960                                    | 1764                                    | 1009                                    |
| 9 Kerla | State Electricity Board (KSEB)                                  | 1198                                    | 1287                                    | 1113                                    |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB)                  | 3915                                    | 1614                                    | 927                                     |
| 11      | Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB)                      | 282                                     | 72                                      | 120                                     |
| 12      | National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)                        | 1366                                    | 1025                                    | 913                                     |
| 13      | Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.(PSPCL)                      | 1136                                    | 1201                                    | 1172                                    |
| 14      | Tamilnadu Electricity Board (TNEB)                              | 6916                                    | 6940                                    | 5348                                    |
| 15      | Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.(PVVNL)                   | 475                                     | 1350                                    | 1352                                    |
| 16      | Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd.(UPCL)                        | 66                                      | 98                                      | 127                                     |
| 17 West | Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (WBSEDCL)    | 8577                                    | 9077                                    | 7341                                    |
| 18      | Tata Group (TATA)                                               | 7097                                    | 3157                                    | 1881                                    |
| 19      | Bses Rajdhani Power Ltd. (BRPL)                                 | 290                                     | 187                                     | 146                                     |
| 20      | Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. (TPDDL)                      | 373                                     | 385                                     | 313                                     |

| 21                                                  | Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN)                              | 1262   | 1285   | 655   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-------|
| 22                                                  | Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN)                            | 943    | 948    | 405   |
| 23                                                  | Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (UPPCL)                          | 5475   | 6300   | 4888  |
| 24 Reliance                                         | Energy                                                                | 124    | -      | -     |
| 25                                                  | Maharastra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL)           | 9056   | 1890   | 1716  |
| 26 Bihar State Electricity Board                    | (BSEB)                                                                | 3721   | 3781   | 3787  |
| 27                                                  | Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)                                      | 5039   | 5758   | 3671  |
| 28 Andhra Pradesh Central Distribution Company Ltd. | Power (APCPDCL)                                                       | 574    | 161    | 181   |
| 29                                                  | Chhattishgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd. (CSPDCL)          | 5565   | 6187   | 3472  |
| 30                                                  | Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd.(APNPDCL)      | 1259   | -      | -     |
| 31                                                  | Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. (APSPDCL)     | 4223   | 4023   | 2492  |
| 32                                                  | Jaipur Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (JVNL)                               | 2558   | 2390   | 528   |
| 33                                                  | Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidhyut Vitran Company Ltd. (MPPKVVCL) | 4359   | 3063   | 1153  |
| 34                                                  | Madhya Pradesh Kshetra Vidhyut Vitran Company Limited (MPMKVVCL)      | 3013   | 2137   | 1387  |
| 35                                                  | Madhya Gujarat Vidhyut Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)                       | 528    | 340    | 266   |
| 36                                                  | Southern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd.(SOUTHCO)           | 272    | 730    | 714   |
| 37                                                  | Western Electricity Supply Company Of Odisha Ltd.(WESCO)              | 1712   | 1712   | 1335  |
| 38                                                  | North Estern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd.(NESCO)         | 732    | 1817   | 1847  |
| 39                                                  | Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd. (TSNPDCL)    | 1695   | 2884   | 2193  |
| 40                                                  | Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. (TSSPDCL)    | 577    | 1018   | 1065  |
| 41                                                  | Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd.(RGPPL)                              | 2670   | 8809   | 11213 |
| 42                                                  | North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. (NBPDCL)                  | -      | 5      | -     |
| 43                                                  | Madhyanchal Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (MVVNL)                         | -      | 509    | 1023  |

| 44   | Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd. (JITPL)   | -     | 115   | 815                                  |
|------|-------------------------------------------|-------|-------|--------------------------------------|
| 45   | -                                         | 1158  | 1572  |                                      |
| 46   | -                                         | -     | 573   |                                      |
| 47   | -                                         | -     | 2     | Calcutta Electric Corporation (CESC) |
| 48   | -                                         | -     | 62    |                                      |
|      | TOTAL 104422                              | 94766 |       | 74370                                |

- -Indicates that no power drawn from this DISCOM during this period.

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