Lok Sabha Question No. 2604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Clearance of New Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## CLEARANCE OF NEW POWER PLANTS

2604. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  present  status  of  the  construction  of  new  power  plants  in  the country, State-wise;

(b) whether  the  environmental  clearance  is  a  big  hurdle  for  power plants; and

(c) if so, the details of projects pending/delayed due to non-availability of environmental clearances in the country?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : At  present,  105  Thermal  and  Hydro  Power  Plants  totaling  to 81,409.65 MW are under construction in the Country. State-wise details of the  Under  Construction  Thermal  and  Hydro  Power  Plants  are  given  at Annex-I and Annex-II respectively.

(b) : As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, the regulatory authority in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) shall consider the recommendations  of  the  Expert  Appraisal  Committee  and  convey  its decision  to  grant/reject  Environmental  Clearance  to  the  applicant  within one hundred and five days of the receipt of the final Environment Impact Assessment Report which includes Public Hearing report.

(c) : As on date, two projects are delayed in the MoEF&CC for want of Environmental Clearance beyond the prescribed time limit of 105 days as per the EIA Notification, 2006 and amendment thereof.  The details of such delayed projects are given at Annex-III.

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## ANNEX-I

ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    2604  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 27.12.2018.

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## Details of Under Construction Thermal Power Plants in the country

| Sl. No.        | State          | Project Name         | Unit No        | Capacity (MW)   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
| CENTRAL SECTOR | CENTRAL SECTOR | CENTRAL SECTOR       | CENTRAL SECTOR | CENTRAL SECTOR  |
| 1              | Assam          | Bongaigaon TPP       | U-3            | 250             |
| 2              | Bihar          | Barh STPP-I          | U-1            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-3            | 660             |
| 3              | Bihar          | Nabi Nagar TPP       | U-3            | 250             |
|                |                |                      | U-4            | 250             |
| 4              | Bihar          | New Nabi Nagar TPP   | U-1            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-3            | 660             |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh   | Lara STPP            | U-2            | 800             |
| 6              | Jharkhand      | North Karanpura STPP | U-1            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 660             |
| 7              | Maharashtra    | Solapur STPP         | U-2            | 660             |
| 8              | MP             | Gadarwara STPP       | U-1            | 800             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 800             |
| 9              | MP             | Khargone STPP        | U-1            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 660             |
| 10             | Odisha         | Darlipalli STPP      | U-1            | 800             |
| 11             | Rajasthan      | Barsingar TPP ext    | U-1            | 250             |
| 12             | Rajasthan      | Bithnok TPP          | U-1            | 250             |
| 13             | Telangana      | Telangana STPP St- I | U-1            | 800             |
| 14             | TN             | Neyveli New TPP      | U-1            | 500             |
|                |                |                      |                | 500             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            |                 |
| 15             | UP             | Meja STPP            | U-2            | 660             |
| 16             | UP             | Ghatampur TPP        | U-1            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-3            | 660             |
| 17             | UP             | Tanda TPP St II      | U-1            | 660             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 660             |
| 18             | Jharkhand      | Patratu STPP         | U-1            | 800             |
|                |                |                      | U-2            | 800             |
|                |                |                      | U-3            | 800             |

| STATE SECTOR   | STATE SECTOR   | STATE SECTOR                        |                |                |
|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 19             | A.P            | Dr.Narla Tata Rao TPS St-V          | U-1            | 800            |
| 20             | A.P            | Sri Damodaran Sanjeevaiah TPP St-II | U-1            | 800            |
| 21             | Assam          | Namrup CCGT                         | ST             | 36.15          |
| 22             | Gujarat        | Wanakbori TPS Extn.                 | U-8            | 800            |
| 23             | Karnataka      | Yelahanka CCPP                      | GT+ST          | 370            |
| 24             | Maharashtra    | Bhusawal TPS                        | U-6            | 660            |
| 25             | MP             | Shri Singhaji TPP St-II             | U-4            | 660            |
| 26             | Odisha         | Ib valley TPP                       | U-3            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-4            | 660            |
| 27             | Rajasthan      | Chhabra TPP Extn                    | U-6            | 660            |
| 28             | Rajasthan      | Suratgarh SCTPP                     | U-7            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-8            | 660            |
| 29             | Telangana      | Kothagudem TPS St-VII               | U-1            | 800            |
| 30             | Telangana      | Bhadradri TPP                       | U-1            | 270            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 270            |
|                |                |                                     | U-3            | 270            |
|                |                |                                     | U-4            | 270            |
| 31             | TN             | Ennore exp. SCTPP                   | U-1            | 660            |
| 32             | TN             | Ennore SCTPP                        | U-1            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 660            |
| 33             | TN             | North Chennai TPP St-III            | U-1            | 800            |
| 34             | TN             | Udangudi STPP Stage I               | U-1            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 660            |
| 35             | TN             | Uppur Super Critical TPP            | U-1            | 800            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 800            |
| 36             | UP             | Harduaganj TPS Exp-II               | U-1            | 660            |
| 37             |                |                                     | U-2            | 800            |
|                |                |                                     | U-3            | 800            |
|                |                |                                     | U-4            | 800            |
|                |                |                                     | U-5            | 800            |
| 38             | UP             | Jawaharpur STPP                     | U-1            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 660            |
| 39             | UP             | Panki TPS Extn.                     | U-1            | 660            |
| 40             | UP             | Obra-C STPP                         | U-1            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 660            |
| PRIVATE SECTOR | PRIVATE SECTOR | PRIVATE SECTOR                      | PRIVATE SECTOR | PRIVATE SECTOR |
| 41             | AP             | Bhavanapadu TPP Ph-I                | U-1            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 660            |
| 42             | AP             | Thamminapatnam TPP stage -II.       | U-3            | 350            |
|                |                |                                     | U-4            | 350            |
| 43             | Bihar          | Siriya TPP                          | U-1            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-2            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-3            | 660            |
|                |                |                                     | U-4            | 660            |
| 44             | Chhattisgarh   | Akaltara TPP(Naiyara)               | U-4            | 600            |
|                |                |                                     | U-5            | 600            |
|                |                |                                     | U-6            | 600            |

| 45       | Chhattisgarh               | Binjkote TPP                                         | U-3             | 300                 |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| 46       | Chhattisgarh               | Lanco Amarkantak TPP-II                              | U-4 U-3         | 300 660             |
| 47       | Chhattisgarh               | Singhitarai TPP                                      | U-1             | 600                 |
| 48       | Chhattisgarh               | Uchpinda TPP                                         | U-2 U-4         | 600                 |
| 49       | Chhattisgarh               | Salora TPP                                           | U-2             | 360 135             |
| 50       | Deveri (Visa)              | TPP                                                  |                 | 600                 |
|          | Chhattisgarh               | Matrishri Usha TPP                                   | U-1 U-1         | 270                 |
| 51       | Jharkhand                  | Ph-I                                                 | U-2             | 270                 |
| 52 53    | Jharkhand Jharkhand        | Matrishri Usha TPP Ph-II                             | U-3 U-4 U-1     | 270 270             |
| 54       | Jharkhand                  | Tori TPP Ph-I                                        | U-2 U-3         | 600 600             |
|          | Maharashtra Maharashtra    |                                                      | U-2 U-3 U-4     | 600 270 270 270 270 |
| 56       | Maharashtra                | Tori TPP Ph-II Amravati TPP                          | U-1             |                     |
| 57       | Nasik TPP                  | Lanco Vidarbha TPP Ph-II                             | U-5 U-1 U-2 U-1 | 270 660 660 270     |
| 55       |                            | Ph-II                                                |                 |                     |
| 58       | Maharashtra                | Bijora Ghanmukh TPP                                  | U-1 U-2         | 300 300             |
| 59 60    | Maharashtra Shirpur TPP MP | Gorgi TPP                                            | U-2             | 150                 |
| 61 62 63 | MP Odisha Odisha           | Niwari TPP Ind Barath TPP (Odisha) KVK Nilanchal TPP | U-1 U-2 U-2 U-1 | 660 45 350 350      |
| 64       | Odisha Lanco               | Babandh TPP Malibrahmani TPP                         | U-1 U-2 U-1     | 660 660 525         |
| 65       |                            |                                                      | U-2             | 525                 |
|          | Odisha                     |                                                      |                 |                     |
| 66       | TN TN                      |                                                      | U-1             | 660                 |
| 67       | Tuticorin TPP              | Tuticorin TPP (Ind-                                  |                 |                     |
|          | St-IV Hiranmaye Energy Ltd | Barath)                                              |                 |                     |
| 68       | WB                         | (India                                               | U-1             | 525                 |
|          | Power corporation (Haldia) | TPP                                                  | U-3             | 150                 |

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ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    2604  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 27.12.2018.

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## List of Under Construction Hydro Electric Plants in the Country (above 25 MW)

| Sl. No.           | Name of Scheme    | Sector   | I.C. (No. x MW)   | Capacity (MW)   |
|-------------------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh    |          |                   |                 |
| 1                 | Polavaram         | State    | 12x80             | 960             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh |          |                   |                 |
| 2                 | Kameng            | Central  | 4x150             | 600             |
| 3                 | Subansiri Lower   | Central  | 8x250             | 2000            |
| 4                 | Gongri ###        | Private  | 2x72              | 144             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | Himachal Pradesh  |          |                   |                 |
| 5 Parbati         | St. II            | Central  | 4x200             | 800             |
| 6                 | Uhl-III           | State    | 3x33.33           | 100             |
| 7                 | Sawra Kuddu       | State    | 3x37              | 111             |
| 8                 | Shongtong Karcham | State    | 3x150             | 450             |
| 9                 | Bajoli Holi       | Private  | 3x60              | 180             |
| 10                | Sorang            | Private  | 2x50              | 100             |
| 11                | Tangnu Romai      | Private  | 2x22              | 44              |
| 12                | Tidong-I          | Private  | 100.00            | 100             |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | Jammu & Kashmir   |          |                   |                 |
| 13                | Pakal Dul         | Central  | 4x250             | 1000            |
| 14                | Parnai            | State    | 3x12.5            | 38              |
| 15                | Lower Kalnai      | State    | 2x24              | 48              |
| 16                | Ratle #           | Private  | 4x205 + 1x30      | 850             |
| Kerala            | Kerala            |          |                   |                 |
| 17                | Pallivasal        | State    | 2x30              | 60              |
| 18                | Thottiyar         | State    | 1x30+1x10         | 40              |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh    |          |                   |                 |
| 19                | Maheshwar ##      | Private  | 10x40             | 400             |
| Maharashtra       | Maharashtra       |          |                   |                 |
| 20 Koyna Left     | Bank              | State    | 2x40              | 80              |
| Punjab            | Punjab            |          |                   |                 |
| 21                | Shahpurkandi      | State    | 3x33+3x33+1x8     | 206             |
| Sikkim            | Sikkim            |          |                   |                 |
| 22                | Bhasmey           | Private  | 3x17              | 51              |
| 23                | Rangit-IV         | Private  | 3x40              | 120             |
| 24                | Rangit-II         | Private  | 2x33              | 66              |
| 25                | Rongnichu         | Private  | 2x48              | 96              |

| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Teesta St. VI                                                                                                                                                                                          | Private                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4x125                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 500                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Panan                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Private                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4x75                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Kundah Pumped Storage                                                                                                                                                                                  | State                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1x125                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 125                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Lata Tapovan                                                                                                                                                                                           | Central                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3x57                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 171                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tapovan Vishnugad                                                                                                                                                                                      | Central                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4x130                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 520                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tehri PSS                                                                                                                                                                                              | Central                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4x250                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1000                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Vishnugad Pipalkoti                                                                                                                                                                                    | Central                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4x111                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 444                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Naitwar Mori                                                                                                                                                                                           | Central                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2x30                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 60                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Vyasi                                                                                                                                                                                                  | State                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2x60                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 120                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Phata Byung                                                                                                                                                                                            | Private                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2x38                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 76                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Singoli Bhatwari                                                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3x33                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 99                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 37                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Rammam-III                                                                                                                                                                                             | Central                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3x40                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 120                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| # Govt. of J&K, PDD have terminated PPA on 09.02.2017 and directed JKSPDC to take over the project.                                                                                                    | # Govt. of J&K, PDD have terminated PPA on 09.02.2017 and directed JKSPDC to take over the project.                                                                                                    | # Govt. of J&K, PDD have terminated PPA on 09.02.2017 and directed JKSPDC to take over the project.                                                                                                    | # Govt. of J&K, PDD have terminated PPA on 09.02.2017 and directed JKSPDC to take over the project.                                                                                                    | # Govt. of J&K, PDD have terminated PPA on 09.02.2017 and directed JKSPDC to take over the project.                                                                                                    |
| ## PFC as lead lender have acquired majority equity i.e. 51% in the SMHPCL w.e.f. 1st June, 2016. Matter Sub-judice. ### State Govt. terminated the agreement with developer for execution of project. | ## PFC as lead lender have acquired majority equity i.e. 51% in the SMHPCL w.e.f. 1st June, 2016. Matter Sub-judice. ### State Govt. terminated the agreement with developer for execution of project. | ## PFC as lead lender have acquired majority equity i.e. 51% in the SMHPCL w.e.f. 1st June, 2016. Matter Sub-judice. ### State Govt. terminated the agreement with developer for execution of project. | ## PFC as lead lender have acquired majority equity i.e. 51% in the SMHPCL w.e.f. 1st June, 2016. Matter Sub-judice. ### State Govt. terminated the agreement with developer for execution of project. | ## PFC as lead lender have acquired majority equity i.e. 51% in the SMHPCL w.e.f. 1st June, 2016. Matter Sub-judice. ### State Govt. terminated the agreement with developer for execution of project. |

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ANNEX-III ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    2604  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 27.12.2018. *************** Details of Thermal Power Projects at various stages of Environmental

Clearance in the MoEF&CC

|   Sl. No. | Project Details                                                                                                                                                                                 | Date of Application   | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|         1 | Modernization & Expansion in Power Plant from 125.3 MW to 141 MW at Tehsil - Ladpura, District - Kota, Rajasthan by M/s. DCM Shriram Ltd.                                                       | 12.6.2018             | The proposal has been appraised by the EAC in its meetings held on 27.6.2018 and 25.7.2018. EAC recommended for grant of Environmental Clearance in its meeting held on 25.7.2018. File has been submitted for approval of the Regulatory authority. |
|         2 | Proposed 23 MW Municipal Solid Waste based Power Plant at Village Adampur Chhavani, Phanda Block, Huzur Tehsil, Bhopal District by M/s. Bhopal Municipal Solid Waste Private Limited. - reg. EC | 10.8.2018             | The proposal has been appraised by the EAC in its meeting held on 30.8.2018 and 30.11.2018. EAC recommended for grant of Environmental Clearance. File is under submission to the Competent Authority for approval.                                  |

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