Lok Sabha Question No. 5499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: New Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## NEW POWER PLANTS

†5499.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the various measures being taken by the Government to encourage energy efficiency;

(b) whether the Government is of the view that efforts should be made to reduce carbon emission;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  make  efforts  to  set  up  energy efficient super critical power plants equipped with state-of-the-art technology in place of all the old inefficient thermal power plants; and

(e) if so, the details of the action taken so far in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The details of the various measures  being taken by the Government to encourage energy efficiency are as follows:-

(i) Standards  &  Labeling programme  for  appliances  to provide the consumer an informed choice about the energy saving and thereby the cost saving potential of the relevant marketed product.

(ii) Prescription of Specific energy consumption norms for energy intensive industries notified as designated consumers and implemented through Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme.

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- (iii) Formulation of  Energy  Conservation Building Code  (ECBC)  for  energy efficiency improvement in commercial buildings.
- (iv) Design-guidelines  for  energy  efficiency  in  multi-storied  residential buildings.
- (v) Demand Side Management (DSM) in Municipal, Household, Agriculture and Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) sectors.
- (vi) Promotion  of  energy  efficient  LED  lamps  through  DSM  based  Unnat Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  &  Street  Lighting  National Programme (SLNP).
- (vii) Promotion of Energy Efficient Fans and Agriculture pumpsets.
- (viii)  Nation-wide campaign for Energy Conservation and Efficiency.
- (b) & (c) : India in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  on  02.10.2016  has  communicated  to  reduce  Green  House  Gas (GHG) emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33 to 35 percent  by  2030  from  2005  level,  achieve  about  40  percent  cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

(d) & (e) :    In order to promote use of Super Critical and Ultra Super Critical Technology  in  thermal  power  plants,  the  following  measures  have  been taken:

- (i) Super  critical  technology  is  already  being  adopted  for  thermal  power plants. All Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) are required to use super critical technologies. Generation capacity of 39710 MW based on super critical  technology has already been implemented. Additional capacity of 48060 MW  of super critical thermal power plants is under construction.
- (ii)    Ultra  super  critical  technology  is  also  being  adopted  by  some  power stations. Khargone Thermal Power Plant (2x660 MW) of NTPC, being set up in Madhya Pradesh, is based on Ultra Super Critical Technology.
- (iii)  Indigenous research is also ongoing for development of Advanced Ultra Super  Critical  Technology  (A-USC).  Indira  Gandhi  Centre  for  Atomic Research (IGCAR), NTPC and BHEL have signed an MoU for development of 800 MW A-USC indigenous demonstration plant.
- (iv)    Phased  retirement  of  inefficient  and  old  thermal  power  plants  is  also being  carried  out.  Old  thermal  capacity  of  about  7751.94  MW  has already been retired.

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