Lok Sabha Question No. 5345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: UMPPs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## UMPPs

†5345. SHRI NANA PATOLE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  12  Ultra  Mega  Power Plants (UMPPs) to improve power supply in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the  details  of  timeframe  and  production  capacity  of  these  power plants;

(d) whether  India  lags  far  behind  America  and  European  countries  in greenhouse gas emissions;

(e) if so, the details thereof;

(f) whether the Government implements/proposes to implement National LED programme - Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) across the country by the year 2019; and

(g) 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) to (c) : Four  UMPPs  namely  Sasan  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  Mundra  in Gujarat,  Krishnapattnam  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Tilaiya  in  Jharkhand  have already  been  awarded  and  transferred  to  the  developers.  Out  of  the  four awarded UMPPs, two UMPPs namely Mundra UMPP and Sasan UMPP are in operation. The status of the awarded UMPPs is at Annexure-I.

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The  power  generation  capacity  of  each  of  the  existing  and proposed UMPP is 4000 MW approximately. The fund for UMPP is arranged by the developer of the project which  is selected through International Competitive Bidding Route as per the Standard Bidding Document issued by Ministry of Power.

Status of other UMPPs are under different stages of development which is given at Annexure-II.

The UMPPs would be commissioned within 4-5 years of award of the project to the successful bidder.

(d) & (e): The CO2 emissions during the year 2015 as per information given by CEA are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Country                                                                   |   Year : 2015 Million Tons CO 2 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | United States of America                                                  |                            5414 |
|         2 | European Countries (France, Germany, UK, Poland, Italy, Spain and Turkey) |                            2891 |
|         3 | India                                                                     |                            2274 |

(f) & (g): Yes,  Madam.    Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  on  5th   January,  2015 launched  National  LED  Programme,  Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LED  for  All (UJALA)  to  provide  LED  bulbs  to  domestic  consumers  with  a  target  to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs by March, 2019.  As on date, over 22.44 crore LED bulbs have been distributed in 33 State/UTs.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5345 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.04.2017. ***********

## STATUS OF AWARDED ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS

|   Sl. No | Name of UMPP                   | Location                                                            | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sasan UMPP (6x660 MW)          | Sasan in District Singrauli. Madhya Pradesh                         | Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Reliance Power Ltd. on 07.08.2007. Project is fully commissioned.                                                                                                                                         |
|        2 | Mundra UMPP (5x800 MW)         | Mundra in village Tundawand in District Kutch, Gujarat              | Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Tata Power Ltd. on 24.04.2007. Project is fully commissioned.                                                                                                                                             |
|        3 | Krishnapatna m UMPP (6x660 MW) | Krishnapatnam in District Nellore, Andhra Pradesh                   | The Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Reliance Power Ltd. on 29.01.2008. The developer has stopped work at site, citing new regulation of coal pricing in Indonesia. The procurers have issued termination notice. The matter is subjudice. |
|        4 | Tilaiya UMPP (6x660 MW)        | Near Tilaiya village in Hazaribagh and Koderma Districts, Jharkhand | Project awarded and transferred to M/s Reliance Power Ltd on 07.08.2009. The developer (Jharkhand Integrated Power Ltd) has issued notice of termination of Power Purchase Agreement on 28.4.2015.                                                |

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## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5345 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.04.2017. ***********

## STATUS OF OTHER IDENTIFIED ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS

| Sl. No.    | Name of UMPP                   | Location                                                                | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Odisha     | Odisha                         | Odisha                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1          | Bedabahal Odisha               | Bedabahal in Sundergarh District.                                       | Fresh bid would be issued after finalization of Standard Bidding Documents and allocation of coal blocks to Infra SPV.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2          | 1st additional UMPP in Orissa  | Bijoypatna in Chandbali Tehsil of Bhadrak district for coastal location | Site identified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 3          | 2 nd additional UMPP in Odisha | Narla & Kasinga sub division of kalahandi District for inland location  | Site identified. However, MoP vide letter dated 22.09.2016 sought decision of Govt. of Odisha whether they are willing to set up UMPP or not. Response is awaited.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu                     | Tamil Nadu                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4          | Cheyyur UMPP                   | Village Cheyyur, District Kancheepuram.                                 | Fresh bid would be issued after finalization of Standard Bidding Documents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5          | 2nd Tamil Nadu UMPP            | Site Not finalized                                                      | CEA vide letter dated 22.01.2015 requested TANGENDCO to identify an alternative site for setting up 2nd UMPP in Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Jharkhand  | Jharkhand                      | Jharkhand                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6          | Deoghar (2nd Jharkhand) UMPP   | Husainabad, Deoghar Distt                                               | Operating Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Deoghar Mega Power Ltd and Infrastructure SPV namely Deoghar Infra Limited were incorporated on 26.4.2012 and 30.06.2015 respectively. Ministry of Power has requested Ministry of Coal on 24.02.2016 to identify an alternative suitable coal block, having Geological Report (GR) available. |

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| Gujarat       | Gujarat               | Gujarat                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 7             | 2nd UMPP in Gujarat   | ---                                                                                                          | On 12.01.2016 a team of CEA & PFCCL officials visited site in Gir Somnath District identified by Govt of Gujarat to explore the possibilities for setting up of UMPP. A meeting was also held on 03.11.2016 for finalization of sie. However, MoP vide letter dated 06.10.2016 requested Govt. of Gujarat to comment upon whether Govt. of Gujarat is interested in pursuing the UMPP further. |
| Karnataka     | Karnataka             | Karnataka                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 8             | Karnataka             | State Govt. has identified a suitable site in Niddodi village of Mangalore taluka Dakshina Kannada District. | Site visit report sent by CEA to Govt. of Karnataka for Niddodi village of Mangalore taluka Dakshina Kannada District highlighting issues with respect to the site and requested for quick resolution of the issues. However, MoP vide letter dated 22.09.2016 sought decision of Govt. of Karnataka whether they are willing to set up UMPP or not. Response is awaited.                      |
| Maharashtra   | Maharashtra           | Maharashtra                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9             | Maharashtra           | ----                                                                                                         | Project has been closed as of now due to resistance by local people. Formal confirmation has been sought from Govt. of Maharashtra vide this Ministry's communication dated 22.09.2016, 15.11.2016 and 04.01.2017. Response is awaited.                                                                                                                                                        |
| Bihar         | Bihar                 | Bihar                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10            | Bihar                 | Kakwara in Banka Distt.                                                                                      | Infrastructure Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Bihar Infrapower Limited and Operating SPV namely Bihar Mega Power Limited were incorporated on 30.06.2015 and 09.07.2015 respectively. Ministry of Coal has tentatively recommended Pirpainti/ Barahat coal blocks.                                                                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11            | UMPP in Uttar Pradesh | Etah                                                                                                         | In the meeting held on 21.7.2015 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Power), Govt. of India, Principal Secretary (Energy), Govt. of U.P informed that site at Etah has been identified for UMPP at Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                             |

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