Lok Sabha Question No. 3397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Power Allocation to Tamil Nadu
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## POWER ALLOCATION TO TAMIL NADU

3397. SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has taken any decision or plans to increase the power allocation to Tamil Nadu from the centrally operated power projects including the KKNP 1&2 and MAPS 1&2 as well as other such power projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Union Government to support Tamil Nadu to face its increasing power demands;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  has  provided  adequate  funds  for Government of Tamil Nadu to mitigate the problems arose due to losses incurred  and  debts  accrued  by  the  TANGEDCO  and  TNEB  over  a  long period; and
- (e) if  so, the details thereof and the amount released so far out of the total grants?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : To  meet  the  requirement  of  electricity  in  Tamil  Nadu,  the Central  Government  has  increased  the  allocation  from  various  Central Generating Stations including the KKNP 1&2 and MAPS 1&2 to Tamil Nadu from 4097 MW as on 31.05.2014 to 6319 MW as on 31.01.2018.

.........2.

This  has  helped  Tamil  Nadu  in  meeting  the  power  demand. During the current year 2017-18 (Up to February 2018), as reported by the state to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), there was almost no shortage of  power  in  Tamil  Nadu.  Further,  as  per  the  information  furnished  by Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC), the Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) for the year 2018-19 shows that Tamil Nadu is likely to be surplus in energy from 2% to 24% with annual surplus of around 14%. In terms of peak also, Tamil Nadu is likely to be surplus from June, 2018 to March, 2019 in the range of 3% to 16% (small deficit of 2% & 1% in the months of April, 2018 and May, 2018).

(d) & (e) : Government of India  has  launched  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance Yojana  (UDAY)  for  operational  &  financial  turnaround  of  State  owned power  distribution  companies  (DISCOMs),  in  which  the  State  of  Tamil Nadu and TANGEDCO are participating. Recognizing that the liabilities of State owned utilities are contingent liabilities of  the  States,  UDAY  does not  envisage  release  of  grants  by  Government  of  India  for  taking  over Debts.  However,  UDAY  has  facilitated  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  to  issue Bonds worth Rs 22,815 Crore, outside the Fiscal Deficit limits placed by the  FRBM  Act,  to  takeover  equivalent  amount  of  debt  of  TANGEDCO. Further,  Government  of  India  has  supported  TANGEDCO  under  Schemes such as Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  for  Urban  and  Rural  Distribution strengthening projects by sanctioning new projects worth Rs 924.11 Crore and Rs 1704.33 Crore respectively.

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