Lok Sabha Question No. 3797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Installation of Hydroelectric Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3797 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## INSTALLATION OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS

3797. SHRI B. B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  plans  proposed  by  the  Government  for  installation  of hydroelectric power plants across the country with the objective of reducing pollution, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  hydroelectric  and  thermal  power  plants  installed  in Telangana during the last three years, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of progress of such projects undertaken in Telangana and the estimated time frame within which these are likely to be completed?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs) are allotted to Central, State and Private Sector developers by the concerned State Government.  Further, as per Section 8 of Electricity Act, 2003, any generating company intending to set-up a hydro generating station shall prepare and submit the proposal to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for its concurrence, a scheme estimated to involve a capital expenditure exceeding such sum, as may be fixed by the Central Government, from time to time.

As per information available in CEA, the status of development of Hydro Electric Power Plants across the country, is as under:

-  6 HEPs (above 25 MW) with an aggregate Installed Capacity of 3,962 MW are at Survey and Investigation stage in the country.  The details of the same are given at Annexure-I.

………2.

-  Detailed Project Reports of 6 HEPs (above 25 MW) with an aggregate Installed  Capacity  of  2,666  MW  are  under  examination  in  CEA  for concurrence. The details of the same are given at Annexure-ll.
-  33  HEPs  (above  25  MW)  with  aggregate  Installed  Capacity  of  23,064 MW have been concurred / appraised by CEA / State Government but construction  has  not  started  yet.  These  projects  are  pending  due  to various reasons. The details of the same are given at Annexure-lll.
-  36 HEPs (above 25 MW) with aggregate Installed Capacity of 12673.5 MW are presently under construction in the country. The details of the same are given at Annexure-lV.
- (b) : The  District-wise  details  of  Hydro  Electric  and  Thermal  Power Plants, installed in Telangana during the last three years (2018-19 onwards), are as under:

As on 12.03.2021

| Sl. No.   | Project Name                                  | District             |   Installed Capacity (MW) | Commissioni ng Date   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Pulichintala Hydro Electric Station, Unit - 4 | Suryapet             |                        30 | 08.09.2018            |
| 2         | Kothagudem TPS Stage-VII                      | Bhadradri Kothagudem |                       800 | 26.12.2018            |
| 3         | Bhadradri TPS, Unit - 1                       | Bhadradri Kothagudem |                       270 | 06.05.2020            |
| 4         | Bhadradri TPS, Unit - 2                       | Bhadradri Kothagudem |                       270 | 12.07.2020            |
| Total     | Total                                         | Total                |                      1370 |                       |

## TPS - Thermal Power Station

- (c) : The  details of projects  undertaken  in  Telangana  and  their commissioning schedule are as under:

| S. No.   | Project Name                                                                                 |   Installed Capacity (MW) | Commissioning Schedule                       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Bhadradri Thermal Power Station, Unit-3 and Unit-4 (2x270 MW), Bhadradri Kothagudem District |                       540 | Unit # 3 - March, 2021 Unit # 4 - June, 2021 |
| 2        | Yadadri Thermal Power Station (5x800 MW), Nalgonda District                                  |                      4000 | By June, 2023                                |
|          | Total                                                                                        |                      4540 |                                              |

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3797 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2021 ***************

Hydro Electric Projects at Survey & Investigation Stage

As on 12.03.2021

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Project   | State       | Developer   |   Installed Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Sharavathy PSP        | Karnataka   | KPCL        |                      2000 |
| 2.        | Upper Indravati       | Odisha      | OHPCL       |                       600 |
| 3.        | Devsari               | Uttarakhand | SJVNL       |                       162 |
| 4.        | Bokang Bailing        | Uttarakhand | THDC        |                       200 |
| 5.        | Kodayar PSP           | Tamil Nadu  | TANGEDCO    |                       500 |
| 6.        | Balimela PSP          | Odisha      | OHPC        |                       500 |
|           |                       |             | Total       |                      3962 |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3797 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2021

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Hydro Electric Projects for which Detailed Project Reports (DPR) are   under examination in Central Electricity Authority

As on 12.03.2021

| S. No.   | Name of the Project       | State            | Sector   | Developer   |   Installed Capacity (MW) |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------|----------|-------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | Bowala Nand Paryag        | Uttarakhand      | State    | UJVNL       |                       300 |
| 2.       | Kirthai-I                 | Jammu & Kashmir  | State    | JKSPDC      |                       390 |
| 3.       | Wah-Umiam Stage-III       | Meghalaya        | Central  | NEEPCO      |                        85 |
| 4.       | Thana Plaun               | Himachal Pradesh | State    | HPPCL       |                       191 |
| 5.       | Dugar                     | Himachal Pradesh | Central  | NHPC        |                       500 |
| 6.       | Pinnapuram Standalone PSP | Andhra Pradesh   | Private  | Private     |                      1200 |
|          |                           |                  |          | Total       |                      2666 |

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 3797 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2021 ***************

Hydro Electric Projects concurred / appraised by Central Electricity Authority / State Governments but construction has not started yet

## As on 12.03.2021

| Sl. No   | Name of Project              | State/ UT         | Sector        | Developer   |   Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of CEA/ State Govt. concurrence/ appraisal   |
|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Teesta Stage-IV              | Sikkim            | Central       | NHPC        |                       520 | 13.05.10                                          |
| 2.       | TawangStage -I               | Arunachal Pradesh | Central       | NHPC        |                       600 | 10.10.11                                          |
| 3.       | TawangStage -II              | Arunachal Pradesh | Central       | NHPC        |                       800 | 22.09.11                                          |
| 4.       | Sawalkot                     | J&K               | State         | JKSPC       |                      1856 | 18.04.18                                          |
| 5.       | Lower Kopili                 | Assam             | State         | APGCL       |                       120 | 24.05.16                                          |
| 6.       | Turga Pumped Storage Project | West Bengal       | State         | WBSPCL      |                      1000 | 05.10.16                                          |
| 7.       | Miyar                        | Himachal Pradesh  | Private       | MHPCL       |                       120 | 07.02.13                                          |
| 8.       | Kalai-II                     | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | Kalai PPL   |                      1200 | 27.03.15                                          |
| 9.       | Heo                          | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | HHPPL       |                       240 | 28.07.15                                          |
| 10.      | Tato-I                       | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | SHPPL       |                       186 | 28.10.15                                          |
| 11.      | Talong Londa                 | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | GMR         |                       225 | 16.08.13                                          |
| 12.      | Etalin                       | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | EHEPCL      |                      3097 | 12.07.13                                          |
| 13.      | Sunni Dam                    | Himachal Pradesh  | Central       | SJVNL       |                       382 | 23.12.20                                          |
| 14.      | Kirthai-II                   | J&K               | State         | JKPDC       |                       930 | 14.06.19                                          |
| 15.      | Lower Siang                  | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | JAVL        |                      2700 | 16.02.10                                          |
| 16.      | Hirong                       | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | JAPL        |                       500 | 10.04.13                                          |
| 17.      | Naying                       | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | NDSCPL      |                      1000 | 11.09.13                                          |
| 18.      | Kynshi Stage-I               | Meghalaya         | Private       | AKPPL       |                       270 | 31.03.15                                          |
| 19.      | Dikhu                        | Nagaland          | Private       | NMPPL       |                       186 | 31.03.14                                          |
| 20.      | Attunli                      | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | AHEPCL      |                       680 | 02.07.18                                          |
| 21.      | Kotlibhel Stage -IA          | Uttarakhand       | Central       | NHPC        |                       195 | 03.10.06                                          |
| 22.      | KotlibhelStage-IB            | Uttarakhand       | Central       | NHPC        |                       320 | 31.10.06                                          |
| 23.      | Alaknanda                    | Uttarakhand       | Private       | GMRL        |                       300 | 08.08.08                                          |
| 24.      | Demwe Lower                  | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | ADPL        |                      1750 | 20.11.09                                          |
| 25.      | Kwar                         | J&K               | Joint Venture | CVPPL       |                       540 | 23.02.17                                          |
| 26.      | Loktak Downstream            | Manipur           | Joint Venture | LDHCL       |                        66 | 05.05.17                                          |
| 27.      | Dibang                       | Arunachal Pradesh | Central       | NHPC        |                      2880 | 18.09.17                                          |
| 28.      | New Ganderwal                | J&K               | State         | JKSPC       |                        93 | 10.06.14                                          |
| 29.      | Nafra                        | Arunachal Pradesh | Private       | SNEL        |                       120 | 11.02.11                                          |
| 30.      | Chanju-III                   | Himachal Pradesh  | State         | HPPCL       |                        48 | *                                                 |
| 31.      | Deothal Chanju               | Himachal Pradesh  | State         | HPPCL       |                        30 | *                                                 |
| 32.      | Dhaulasidh                   | Himachal Pradesh  | Central       | SJVNL       |                        66 | *                                                 |
| 33.      | Jhakol Sankhri               | Himachal Pradesh  | Central       | SJVNL       |                        44 | *                                                 |
|          |                              |                   |               | Total       |                     23064 |                                                   |

(*)  Hydro  Electric  Project  concurred  /  appraised  by  State  Government  and  Date  of concurrence/ appraisal is   not readily available with CEA

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## Hydro Electric Project (above 25 MW) under construction in the country

As on 12.03.2021

| Sl. No.   | Name of theproject         | Sector   | Developer                  | State            |   Installed Capacity (MW) | Anticipated Commissioning Date   |
|-----------|----------------------------|----------|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Subansiri Lower            | Central  | NHPC                       | ArunachalPradesh |                    2000   | 2023-24(Aug'23)                  |
| 2.        | Parbati St. II             | Central  | NHPC                       | HimachalPradesh  |                     800   | 2021-22 (Mar'22)                 |
| 3.        | Luhri-I                    | Central  | SJVN                       | HimachalPradesh  |                     210   | 2025-26 (Feb'26)                 |
| 4.        | Uhl-III                    | Private  | BVPCL                      | HimachalPradesh  |                     100   | 2022-23 (Dec'22)                 |
| 5.        | Shongtong Karcham          | State    | HPPCL                      | HimachalPradesh  |                     450   | 2024-25 (Mar'25)                 |
| 6.        | Bajoli Holi                | Private  | GMR                        | HimachalPradesh  |                     180   | 2021-22 (Dec'21)                 |
| 7.        | Sorang                     | Private  | HSPCL                      | HimachalPradesh  |                     100   | 2021-22 (Dec'21)                 |
| 8.        | Tidong-I                   | Private  | Statkraft IPL              | HimachalPradesh  |                     100   | 2022-23 (Jun'22)                 |
| 9.        | Kutehr                     | Private  | JSW Energy Ltd.            | HimachalPradesh  |                     240   | 2025-26 (Nov'25)                 |
| 10.       | Pakal Dul                  | Central  | CVPPL                      | Jammu &Kashmir   |                    1000   | 2025-26 (July'25)                |
| 11.       | Parnai                     | State    | JKSPDC                     | Jammu &Kashmir   |                      37.5 | 2022-23 (Mar'23)                 |
| 12.       | Kiru                       | Central  | CVPPL                      | Jammu &Kashmir   |                     624   | 2024-25 (Aug.'24)                |
| 13.       | Pallivasal                 | State    | KSEB                       | Kerala           |                      60   | 2021-22 (Dec'21)                 |
| 14.       | Thottiyar                  | State    | KSEB                       | Kerala           |                      40   | 2021-22 (Apr'21)                 |
| 15.       | Shahpurkandi               | State    | PSPCL/ Irrigation Deptt.   | Punjab           |                     206   | 2023-24 (Dec'23)                 |
| 16.       | Teesta Stage-VI            | Central  | NHPC                       | Sikkim           |                     500   | 2023-24 (Mar'24)                 |
| 17.       | Rongnichu                  | Private  | Madhya Bharat              | Sikkim           |                      96   | 2020-21 (Mar'21)                 |
| 18.       | Kundah PSPPhase-I, II&III) | State    | TANGEDCO                   | Tamil Nadu       |                     500   | 2023-24 (Apr'23)                 |
| 19.       | Tehri PSP                  | Central  | THDC                       | Uttarakhand      |                    1000   | 2022-23 (Dec'22)                 |
| 20.       | VishnugadPipalkoti         | Central  | THDC                       | Uttarakhand      |                     444   | 2023-24 (Dec'23)                 |
| 21.       | Naitwar Mori               | Central  | SJVN                       | Uttarakhand      |                      60   | 2021-22 (Dec-21)                 |
| 22.       | Vyasi                      | State    | UJVNL                      | Uttarakhand      |                     120   | 2022-23 (Apr'22)                 |
| 23.       | Rammam-III                 | Central  | NTPC                       | West Bengal      |                     120   | 2022-23 (Nov'22)                 |
| 24.       | Tapovan Vishnugad          | Central  | NTPC                       | Uttarakhand      |                     520   | 2022-23 (Dec'22)                 |
| 25.       | Polavaram                  | State    | APGENCO/ Irrigation Deptt. | AndhraPradesh    |                     960   | 2023-25 *                        |
| 26.       | Tangnu Romai- I            | Private  | TRPG                       | HimachalPradesh  |                      44   | 2024-25 *                        |
| 27.       | Lower Kalnai               | State    | JKSPDC                     | Jammu &Kashmir   |                      48   | 2025-26 *                        |
| 28.       | Ratle                      | Central  | RHEPPL / NHPC              | Jammu &Kashmir   |                     850   | 2025-26 **                       |
| 29.       | Maheshwar                  | Private  | SMHPCL                     | MadhyaPradesh    |                     400   | 2023-24 *                        |
| 30.       | Koyna Left Bank            | State    | WRD, Maharashtra           | Maharashtra      |                      80   | 2025-26 *                        |
| 31.       | Rangit-IV                  | Central  | NHPC                       | Sikkim           |                     120   | 2025-26 ***                      |
| 32.       | Bhasmey                    | Private  | Gati Infrastructure        | Sikkim           |                      51   | 2024-25 *                        |
| 33.       | Rangit-II                  | Private  | Sikkim Hydro               | Sikkim           |                      66   | 2024-25 *                        |
| 34.       | Panan                      | Private  | Himagiri                   | Sikkim           |                     300   | 2025-26 *                        |
| 35.       | Lata Tapovan               | Central  | NTPC                       | Uttarakhand      |                     171   | 2025-26 *                        |
| 36.       | Phata Byung                | Private  | LANCO                      | Uttarakhand      |                      76   | 2024-25 *                        |
|           |                            |          |                            | Total            |                   12673.5 |                                  |

- (*) Construction for the Hydro Electric Project is held up mid-way due to various reasons.
- (**) Investment approval for the Project has been accorded by Cabinet on 20.01.2021 and is going to be taken up by JV between NHPC (51%) & JKSPDCL (49%).

(***) PIB in its meeting held on 12.02.2021 recommended for investment approval of the project.

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