Lok Sabha Question No. 728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Gas based Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.728 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## GAS BASED POWER PLANTS

728. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  several  gas  based  power  plants have been stranded;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor,  along  with  the  action taken thereto;
- (c) whether  any  subsidies  and  tax  concessions  are  being  offered  to  those plants and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  now  planning  to  revive  25  GW  stranded  gas based capacity to push consumption of the fuel and transform the nation into a gas based economy; and
- (e) the time by when a decision in the matter will be taken?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

- (a) & (b) : A  total  of  14305  MW  gas  based  power  generation  capacity  is stranded  in  the  country  due  to  non-availability  of  domestic  gas.  The  details  of these gas-based power plants are furnished at Annexure.
- (c) : There is no Customs duty on import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and  Natural  Gas  (NG),  if  it  is  used  for  generation  of  electrical  energy  by  a generating company as defined in section 2(28) of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003)  to  supply  electrical  energy  or  to  engage  in  the  business  of  supplying electrical energy to the grid.

(d) & (e) : Gas  based  power  plants  are  free  to  import  the  Liquefied  Natural Gas (LNG), generate power and sell it to the consumers. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG) have stated that domestic gas is being supplied to the  power  sector  as  per  current  production  level  and  domestic  natural  gas supply to power sector can improve only in case production levels increase in the future and as per prevailing MoP&NG' s guidelines.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  728 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2019.

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## STRANDED GAS BASED CAPACITY (ALL INDIA)

| Sl. No   | Name of Project               | Sector   | Developer                                 |   Installed Capacity (MW) | State          |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| 1        | GAUTAMI CCPP                  | P        | GVK Gautami Power Ltd                     |                     464   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 2        | GMR - KAKINADA (Tanirvavi)    | P        | GMR Energy                                |                     220   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 3        | JEGURUPADU CCPP               | P        | GVK Indutries Ltd                         |                     220.5 | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 4        | KONASEEMA CCPP                | P        | Konaseema Power                           |                     445   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 5        | KONDAPALLI EXTN CCPP .        | P        | Lanco Power                               |                     366   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 6        | VEMAGIRI CCPP                 | P        | GMR Energy                                |                     370   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 7        | SRIBA INDUSTRIES              | P        | PCIL Power & Holdings Limited             |                      30   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 8        | RVK ENERGY                    | P        | RVK Energy                                |                      28   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 9        | SILK ROAD SUGAR               | P        | SILK ROAD SUGAR                           |                      35   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 10       | LVS POWER                     | P        | LVS Power                                 |                      55   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 11       | GMR VEMAGIRI EXP              | P        | GMR Energy                                |                     768   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 12       | KONDAPALLI EXP ST-III         | P        | Lanco Power                               |                     742   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 13       | SAMALKOT EXP                  | P        | Reliance Infra                            |                    2400   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 14       | CCGT BY PANDURANGA            | P        | Panduranga Energy                         |                     116   | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 15       | PRAGATI CCGT-III              | S        | Pragati Power Corporation Ltd             |                     750   | DELHI          |
| 16       | RITHALA CCPP                  | P        | NDPL                                      |                     108   | DELHI          |
| 17       | DHUVARAN CCPP(GSECL)          | S        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd |                     112   | GUJARAT        |
| 18       | UTRAN CCPP(GSECL)             | S        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd |                     374   | GUJARAT        |
| 19       | PIPAVAV CCPP                  | S        | GSPC Pipavav Power Company Ltd            |                     702   | GUJARAT        |
| 20       | DHUVARAN CCPP                 | S        | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd |                     376.3 | GUJARAT        |
| 21       | HAZIRA CCPP EXT               | S        | Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd       |                     351   | GUJARAT        |
| 22       | VATWA CCPP*                   | P        | Torrent Power                             |                     100   | GUJARAT        |
| 23       | ESSAR CCPP                    | P        | Essar Power                               |                     300   | GUJARAT        |
| 24       | UNOSUGEN CCPP                 | P        | Torrent Power                             |                     382.5 | GUJARAT        |
| 25       | DGEN Mega CCPP                | P        | Torrent Power                             |                    1200   | GUJARAT        |
| 26       | RATNAGIRI (RGPPL- DHABHOL)    | C        | NTPC                                      |                    1967   | MAHARASHTRA    |
| 27       | CCGT BY PIONEER GAS POWER LTD | P        | Pioneer Gas Power Ltd                     |                     388   | MAHARASHTRA    |
| 28       | GAS ENGINE BY ASTHA           | P        | Astha Power                               |                      35   | TELENGANA      |
| 29       | KASHIPUR SRAVANTHI ST- I&II   | P        | Sravanthi Energy                          |                     450   | UTTARKHAND     |
| 30       | BETA INFRATECH CCGT           | P        | Beta Infratech                            |                     225   | UTTARKHAND     |
| 31       | GAMA INFRAPROP CCGT           | P        | Gama Infraprop                            |                     225   | UTTARKHAND     |
|          | TOTAL                         |          |                                           |                   14305   |                |

C: Central Sector; S: State Sector; P: Private Sector;

* Vatwa CCPP was retired in 2015-16

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