Lok Sabha Question No. 536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Under-utilization of Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## UNDER-UTILIZATION OF POWER PLANTS

536. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether more than half of gas based power plants capacity is stranded or unutilised which requires immediate attention;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the reason for the shortage of gas supply to these power plants is the Government's inability to ensure an adequate supply, despite its assurance to the power plants; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) :   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  at  Annexure.  Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on pricing and utilization for natural gas under New Exploration and Licensing Programme (NELP) recommended allocation of KG D6 gas to Power sector. Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) in its meeting dated 08.01.2009 had decided that "subject to the availability  of  gas,  necessary  allocations  from  RIL  KG  D6  fields  will  be made  to  these  projects  in  pipeline  as  and  when  they  are  ready  to commence production."

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 536 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2018.

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## STRANDED GAS BASED CAPACITY (ALL INDIA)

| Sl. No   | Name of Projects              | 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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