Lok Sabha Question No. 2905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Hydro Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2905 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## HYDRO POWER GENERATION

2905.  SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of potential capacity of Hydro Power generation that can be produced in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  failed  to  produce  energy  to  its  full  capacity  from Hydro Power in the country despite its huge potential, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the Hydro Power Generation potential and its potential locations and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to formulate such a policy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to boost production of Hydro Power?

## 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) to (c):  The total assessed hydro power potential in the country is 1,66,454 MW, which comprises of:

| Category                                                         | Potential (MW)   | Basis                                                                                                  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Large Hydropower Projects (projects of capacity more than 25 MW) | 1,45,320         | Reassessment study done by CEA during 1978-1987.                                                       |
| Small Hydropower Projects (projects of capacity upto 25 MW)      | 21,134           | Small hydropower data-base (July 2016), prepared by Alternate Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC), IIT Roorkee. |

A Table showing state-wise hydro power potential is enclosed as Annexure.

………2.

Large hydropower projects of cumulative capacity of 40613 MW (27.95% of potential) (excluding Pumped Storage Projects) have been installed so far. In small hydro sector, a cumulative capacity of 4647 MW (21.98% of total potential) has been installed. The slow pace of small hydropower can largely be attributed to delay in getting forest clearances,  and  geological  and  hydrological  uncertainties,  etc.  In  large  hydro  sector, difficult terrain, interstate disputes, rehabilitation and resettlement issues, higher capital costs  resulting  in  higher  tariffs,  long  gestation  period,  delay  in  getting  environmental clearance are the major factors which have resulted into slow growth.

(d) & (e) : To  accelerate  tapping  potential  of  large  hydropower  in  the  country,  the Government, inter-alia, has taken the following measures:

- (i) Hydropower  projects  of  capacity  more  than  25  MW  have  also  been  declared  as renewable energy source.
- (ii) Hydropower Purchase Obligation (HPO) has been notified as separate entity within Non-Solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO).
- (iii) Tariff  rationalization  measures  for  bringing  down  hydropower  tariff  including providing flexibility to the developers to determine tariff by back loading of tariff after  increasing  project  life  to  40  years,  increasing  debt  repayment  period  to  18 years and introducing escalating tariff.
- (iv) Budgetary support for flood moderation/ storage hydroelectric projects.
- (v) Budgetary support to cost of enabling infrastructure i.e. roads/bridges.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2905 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.12.2019. ***************

| Region/State               | Identified Potential                                        | Identified Potential                                                                      |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                            | Small Hydropower projects (projects of capacity upto 25 MW) | Large Hydropower Projects (projects of capacity more than 25 MW) (excluding pumped hydro) |
| Northern                   |                                                             |                                                                                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 1707.45                                                     | 13543                                                                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh           | 3460.34                                                     | 18540                                                                                     |
| Punjab                     | 578.28                                                      | 971                                                                                       |
| Haryana                    | 107.24                                                      | 64                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                  | 51.64                                                       | 483                                                                                       |
| Uttarakhand                | 1664.31                                                     | 17998                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 460.75                                                      | 664                                                                                       |
| Sub Total                  | 8030.01                                                     | 52263                                                                                     |
| Western                    |                                                             |                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 820.44                                                      | 1970                                                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh               | 1098.20                                                     | 2202                                                                                      |
| Gujarat                    | 201.97                                                      | 590                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                | 786.46                                                      | 3314                                                                                      |
| Goa                        | 4.70                                                        | 55                                                                                        |
| Sub Total                  | 2911.77                                                     | 8131                                                                                      |
| Southern                   |                                                             |                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh             | 409.32                                                      | 2341                                                                                      |
| Telangana                  | 102.25                                                      | 2019                                                                                      |
| Karnataka                  | 3726.59                                                     | 6459                                                                                      |
| Kerala                     | 647.15                                                      | 3378                                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 604.46                                                      | 1693                                                                                      |
| A&N Islands                | 7.27                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| Sub Total                  | 5497.04                                                     | 15890                                                                                     |
| Eastern                    |                                                             |                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                  | 227.96                                                      | 582                                                                                       |
| Bihar                      | 526.98                                                      | 40                                                                                        |
| Odisha                     | 286.22                                                      | 2981                                                                                      |
| West Bengal                | 392.06                                                      | 2829                                                                                      |
| Sikkim                     | 266.64                                                      | 4248                                                                                      |
| Sub Total                  | 1699.86                                                     | 10680                                                                                     |
| North Eastern              |                                                             |                                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                  | 230.05                                                      | 2298                                                                                      |
| Tripura                    | 46.86                                                       | 0                                                                                         |
| Manipur                    | 99.95                                                       | 1761                                                                                      |
| Assam                      | 201.99                                                      | 650                                                                                       |
| Nagaland                   | 182.18                                                      | 1452                                                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh          | 2064.92                                                     | 50064                                                                                     |
| Mizoram                    | 168.99                                                      | 2131                                                                                      |
| Sub Total                  | 2994.94                                                     | 58356                                                                                     |
| All India                  | 21133.62                                                    | 145320                                                                                    |

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