Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Hydro Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## HYDRO POWER

*307.   SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the demand and generation of electricity (in mega watts) in the country at present;
- (b) whether the Union Government is contemplating to increase generation  of  hydro  power,  particularly  in  hilly  States,  so  as  to  meet  the shortage of electricity and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide funds to the States for boosting  generation  of  hydro  power  by  building  dams  including  small  and major dams and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the manner in which the rising demand of electricity is proposed to be met?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(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.307  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  23.03.2017 REGARDING HYDRO POWER.

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- (a) : The peak demand of Electricity in Megawatt (MW) in the country during  the  year  2016-17  (April  2016  -  February,  2017)  was  159,542  MW  as against the demand met (i.e. gross generation minus auxiliary consumption and transmission losses) of 156,934 MW.
- (b) : Yes, Madam. In order to enhance generation of hydro power in the country, a total of 50 schemes having capacity of 13,311.5 MW have been identified  for  the  13 th   Plan  period  (2017-22)  while  26  schemes,  having capacity of 21,150 MW, have been identified for the 14th Plan period (202227), which comprises of hydro projects mainly in the hill states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh.
- (c) : At present, there is no scheme/policy of MoP (Ministry of Power) to provide funds to the States for development of hydro projects.
- (d) : The primary responsibility of meeting the power demand lies with the  States/UTs  concerned.  However,  Central  Government  supplements  the efforts  of  the  States/UTs  by  setting  up  of  plants  under  Central  Sector  and allocating  power  therefrom  to  them.  However,  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to meet the rising demand of electricity, inter-alia, are as under:
- (i) During  the  12 th   Plan  period  (2012-17),  a  capacity  addition  of  about 94689.47 MW as against the target of 88,537 MW from the conventional sources have been achieved, till 28th February, 2017 and about 22736 MW as against the target of 30,000 MW from renewable sources have been achieved, till 31 st  January, 2017.
- (ii) Adequate  supply  of  the  domestic  coal  to  power  plants  has  been ensured.
- (iii) During  the  12 th   Plan  period  (2012-17),  1,07,653  ckm  as  against  the target  of  1,07,440  ckm  of  transmission  lines  and  3,10,943  MVA  as against  the  target  of  2,82,750  MVA  of  transformation  capacity  have been completed till 28th  February, 2017.
- (iv) The  Government  of  India  has  taken  an  initiative  to  prepare  State specific  Action  Plans  for  providing  24X7  Power  For  All  (PFA)  in partnership with the States. The roadmap for all the States/UTs except one (1) has been finalised and is under implementation. (v) Two schemes which were launched by the Government of India (GoI), namely,  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of subtransmission and distribution networks and for segregation of agricultural  feeders  to  give  adequate  and  reliable  supply  and  reduce line losses. (vi) The  GoI  has  taken  several  steps  to  promote  energy  conservation, energy efficiency and other demand side management measures. (vii) The  Central  Government  notified  Ujjwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY) scheme for Operational & Financial Turnaround of   DISCOMs. So far, 23 States/UTs have signed the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the MoP under UDAY. (viii) The GoI has taken steps for expeditious resolution of issues relating to Environmental and Forest clearances for facilitating early completion of generation and transmission projects. The  GoI  is  also  providing  support  from  Power  System  Development Fund  (PSDF)  for  operationalisation  of  stranded  gas  based  power

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- (ix) generation.