Lok Sabha Question No. 1788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1788 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## POWER PROJECTS

1788. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether studies have been conducted to explore the feasibility of setting up thermal power projects in the country including Tamil Nadu State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  thermal  power  projects  under  consideration  of  the Government to be set up in Tamil Nadu State?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had got the studies conducted for identification of large pithead and coastal sites based on satellite mapping using remote sensing technology.

(b) : A  total  of  200  Nos.   potential  sites  with  likely  Gross  Installed Capacity  of  4,28,905 MW have been identified.  The state wise  (including Tamil Nadu) list of these sites is given at Annex.  This list includes Fourteen  Nos. (14) sites in Tamil Nadu totalling to 31,250 MW .

- (c) : After  the  enactment  of  the  Electricity  Act,  2003  generation  of electricity has been de-licensed. As such Techno- Economic clearance of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is not required for thermal power projects. Therefore, the proposals for setting up thermal power projects in the country including Tamil Nadu are not being  received in CEA.

As per information available in CEA, following two UMPP's are identified in Tamil Nadu State :

1. Cheyyur UMPP- 4000 MW at Cheyyur village, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
2. 2nd UMPP (4000 MW) in Tamil Nadu (location not yet decided).

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1788 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2018.

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## SHELF OF SITES FOR THERMAL POWER PROJECTS

A. Coal Based

I. Pit Head Sites Identified by CMPDI

| S. No.   | Name of the Project/Site          | State          | Capacity (MW)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Dabra, Janjgir-Champa             | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 2        | Dumarpal, Janjgir-Champa          | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 3        | Garhi, Jashpurnagar               | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 4        | Pathalgaon, Ambikapur             | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 5        | Akaltara                          | Chhattisgarh   | 3000            |
| 6        | Champa                            | Chhattisgarh   | 3000            |
| 7        | Loharsi                           | Chhattisgarh   | 3000            |
| 8        | Katsira                           | Chhattisgarh   | 3000            |
| 9        | Malhar                            | Chhattisgarh   | 3000            |
| 10       | Ramanujganj                       | Chhattisgarh   | 700             |
| 11       | Lurgi                             | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 12       | Mahabirganj                       | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 13       | Chutru                            | Chhattisgarh   | 1000            |
| 14       | Amartipur                         | Jharkhand      | 1000            |
| 15       | Rajpokhar                         | Jharkhand      | 1800            |
| 16       | Hathibathan                       | Jharkhand      | 1800            |
| 17       | Kadma                             | Jharkhand      | 1800            |
| 18       | Daldali                           | Jharkhand      | 1800            |
| 19       | Murgi                             | Jharkhand      | 2400            |
| 20       | Bagchoma                          | Jharkhand      | 2400            |
| 21       | Deoria                            | Jharkhand      | 2400            |
| 22       | Kanha                             | Jharkhand      | 2400            |
| 23       | Tori                              | Jharkhand      | 2400            |
| 24       | Rengali                           | Orissa         | 5000            |
| 25       | Angul                             | Orissa         | 7000            |
| 26       | Babandh                           | Orissa         | 10,000          |
| 27       | Gajmara                           | Orissa         | 10,000          |
| 28       | Joranda                           | Orissa         | 12,000          |
| 29       | Charbatia                         | Orissa         | 12,000          |
|          |                                   | Sub Total      | 98,900          |
| II.      | Coastal Sites identified by NRSA  |                |                 |
| 1        | Kuchchh                           | Gujarat        | 2000            |
| 2        | Jamnagar                          | Gujarat        | 2000            |
| 3        | Junagarh                          | Gujarat        | 2000            |
| 4        | Amreli                            | Gujarat        | 2000            |
| 5        | Bhavnagar                         | Gujarat        | 2000            |
| 6        | Ahmedabad                         | Gujarat        | 2000            |
| 7        | Ratnagiri                         | Maharashtra    | 4000            |
| 8        | Sindhudurg                        | Maharashtra    | 4000            |
| 9        | PeddaGanjam(Prakasam District)    | Andhra Pradesh | 2000            |
| 10       | Alluru(Prakasam District)         | Andhra Pradesh | 2000            |
| 11       | Chintavaram(Nellore District)     | Andhra Pradesh | 4000            |
| 12       | Cheyur(KanchipurmDisrict)         | Tamil Nadu     | 4000            |
| 13       | Nagapattinam                      | Tamil Nadu     | 2000            |
| 14       | Kilkari (Ramananthpuram District) | Tamil Nadu     | 2000            |
| 15       | Vembar (Ramananthpuram District)  | Tamil Nadu     | 2000            |
|          |                                   | Sub Total      | 38,000          |

## III.   Lignite Based sites identified by NLC/states

| 1.   | Valia North /South          | Gujarat    |   625 |
|------|-----------------------------|------------|-------|
| 2.   | Mangrol-II TPP              | Gujarat    |   655 |
| 3.   | Riri Block                  | Rajasthan  |   750 |
| 4.   | Kapurdhi Block              | Rajasthan  |   600 |
| 5.   | Jalipa Block                | Rajasthan  |   600 |
| 6.   | Devangudi Mine TPP          | Tamil Nadu |   250 |
| 7.   | Jayamkondam South Block TPP | Tamil Nadu |  1000 |
|      |                             | Sub Total  |  4480 |

## IV   Sites Identified by CMPDI near coal blocks

| S. No.   | Name of the Project/Site                            | State        | Capacity (MW)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Rakshi,TehsilTandwa, Chatra district                | Jharkhand    | 700             |
| 2        | Balu Bhang, Tehsil Balumanth, Latehar district      | Jharkhand    | 700             |
| 3        | Masiatu Tehsil Balumanth , Latehar district         | Jharkhand    | 700             |
| 4        | Mashilong, Tehsil Balumanth , Latehar district      | Jharkhand    | 700             |
| 5        | Pakrilytola, Tehsil Patratu, Ramgarh district       | Jharkhand    | 1000            |
| 6        | Karmantar, Tehsil Konar, Ramgarh district           | Jharkhand    | 1000            |
| 7        | Chinitola, Tehsil Petarwar, Ramgarh district        | Jharkhand    | 2000            |
| 8        | Khamar, TehsiRengali, Angul district                | Orissa       | 6700            |
| 9        | Hathinachlai Tehsil Banarpal, Dhenkanal district    | Orissa       | 5000            |
| 10       | Rajnarainsinghpur Tehsil Hindol, Dhenkanal district | Orissa       | 6700            |
| 11       | Panchumahala, Tehsil Sadar, Angul district          | Orissa       | 2000            |
| 12       | Paranga,TehsilSadar, Angul district                 | Orissa       | 2000            |
| 13       | Tikra (Sendhra) Tehsil Sadar, Angul district        | Orissa       | 2000            |
| 14       | Narsinghpur, Cuttack district                       | Orissa       | 1500            |
| 15       | Tildega, Tehsil Tildega, Sundargarh district        | Orissa       | 2600            |
| 16       | Bundapalli, Tehsil Sadar, Sundargarh district       | Orissa       | 2600            |
| 17       | Rajpur, Tehsil Rajpur, Sundargarh district          | Orissa       | 2600            |
| 18       | Kumar, Tehsil Machida, Jharsuguda district          | Orissa       | 2600            |
| 19       | Kantamal, Tehsil Kantama, Bolangir district         | Orissa       | 2600            |
| 20       | Titlagarh, Tehsil Titlagarh, Bolangir district      | Orissa       | 2600            |
| 19       | Rengalpalli, Pussore Tehsil, Raigarh district       | Chhattisgarh | 2600            |
| 20       | Bangama, Tehsil Kunkuri, Jashpur district           | Chhattisgarh | 1800            |
| 21       | Janjeman, Tehsil Pathalgaon, Jashpur district       | Chhattisgarh | 1800            |
| 22       | Bakurama, Tehsil Dharamjaygarh, Raigarh district    | Chhattisgarh | 1500            |
| 23       | Kerakachahar, Tehsil Pathalgaon, Ambikapur district | Chhattisgarh | 1500            |
| 24       | Sapos,TehsilDabra,Janjgir-Champa district           | Chhattisgarh | 1800            |
| 25       | Salka/Khamariya, Sarguja district                   | Chhattisgarh | 4000            |
| 26       | Kanchanpur, Sarguja district                        | Chhattisgarh | 4000            |
| 27       | Chirmi , district Koria                             | Chhattisgarh | 4000            |
| 28       | Ponri, district Koria                               | Chhattisgarh | 4000            |
|          |                                                     | Sub Total    | 75,300          |

## V.             Sites Identified by CMPDI near Load centre

|   S. No. | Name of the Project/Site                        | State          |   Capacity (MW) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Dabra, Gwalior                                  | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        2 | Madankhurd(Matatila N), Pichor, Shivpuri        | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        3 | Khirkal(Matatila W), Picchor ,Shivpuri          | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        4 | Bamblabel,(Pachor), Rajgarh                     | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        5 | Kaner (Biaora) Rajigarh                         | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        6 | Surajpur (Shajapur),                            | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        7 | Jagatpura(Barwah), Barwad, Khargon (West Nimar) | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        8 | Satajana(Baroud), Khargon (West Nimar)          | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |
|        9 | Kanera(Halali),Bhopal                           | Madhya Pradesh |            2000 |

| 10   | Piplod(Balwada),Khandwa                     | Madhya Pradesh   | 2000   |
|------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
| 11   | Jalmana, PanipatKarnal,                     | Haryana          | 1000   |
| 12   | Bhagana,Hansi,Hisar                         | Haryana          | 2000   |
| 13   | Churaud,Matgali,Hisar                       | Haryana          | 2000   |
| 14   | Chaudriwas, Matgali,Hisar                   | Haryana          | 2000   |
| 15   | MadhoSinghania, Sirsa                       | Haryana          | 2000   |
| 16   | Chilknidhab,Sirsa                           | Haryana          | 2000   |
| 17   | Sonik, Bichiya ,Unnao                       | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 18   | Shahganj, Jaunpur                           | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 19   | Sandila, Hardoi                             | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 20   | Pihani (Hariyawan),Hardoi                   | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 21   | Haliyapur, Sultanpur                        | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 22   | Pure Kalhans/ Amaniganj, Rudauli, Faizabad  | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 23   | Harringtonganj, Milkipur,Faizabad           | Uttar Pradesh    | 2000   |
| 24   | Bagowal,Balachaur, ShahidBhagat Singh Distt | Punjab           | 2000   |
| 25   | Mumaru,Faridkot, Ferozepur Distt            | Punjab           | 2000   |
|      |                                             | Sub Total        | 49,000 |

## VI.       Coastal Sites identified by CMPDI

| 1   | Divigi, Ankola , Uttar Kannda   | Karnataka   |   4000 |
|-----|---------------------------------|-------------|--------|
| 2   | Honavar, Uttar Kannda           | Karnataka   |   4000 |
|     |                                 | Sub Total   |   8000 |

## VII   Sites identified by Site Selection Committee

|   S. No. | Name of the Project/Site                            | State          | Capacity (MW)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|        1 | New Ennore (TiruvalloreDistt.)                      | Tamil Nadu     | 2x500=1000      |
|        2 | TuticorinAnnexe (TuticorinDistt.)                   | Tamil Nadu     | 1x500=500       |
|        3 | Cheyyur (Kanchipuram Distt.)                        | Tamil Nadu     | 4000            |
|        4 | Cuddalore (CuddaloreDistt.)                         | Tamil Nadu     | 4000            |
|        5 | Cuddalore Mega Project (CuddaloreDistt.)            | Tamil Nadu     | 1500            |
|        6 | Nagapattinam (TanjoreDistt.)                        | Tamil Nadu     | 2000-3000       |
|        7 | Marakkanam,Villupuram                               | Tamil Nadu     | 4000            |
|        8 | Thirumullavasal village, Sirkazi,Nagapattinam       | Tamil Nadu     | 2000            |
|        9 | Karaikal                                            | Pondicherry    | 1000            |
|       10 | Pipavav imported Coal based power project           | Gujarat        | 2x500           |
|       11 | Pipavav Dual fuel based power project               | Gujarat        | 1x615           |
|       12 | Chhara LNG/Naphtha based power project              | Gujarat        | 1200            |
|       13 | Sarkhadi Coastal power project                      | Gujarat        | 2x500           |
|       14 | Mundra imported coal based power project            | Gujarat        | 1x500           |
|       15 | Kandla imported coal based power project            | Gujarat        | 1x250           |
|       16 | Dholera (Bhavanagar)                                | Gujarat        | 4000            |
|       17 | Krishnapatnam TPP (Nellore Distt.)                  | Andhra Pradesh | 3000            |
|       18 | Simhadri TPP Extn.                                  | Andhra Pradesh | 2x500           |
|       19 | Hyderabad Metro CCGT                                | Andhra Pradesh | 1400            |
|       20 | Vemagiri CCGT (East GodavariDistt.)                 | Andhra Pradesh | 700             |
|       21 | Nellore CCGT in place of existing 30 MW Nellore TPS | Andhra Pradesh | 700             |
|       22 | Godavari CCGT Extn.                                 | Andhra Pradesh | 1000            |
|       23 | KhaperkhedaExtn. (NagpurDistrict)                   | Maharashtra    | 1x500=500       |
|       24 | Umred (Nagpur District)                             | Maharashtra    | 2x250=500       |
|       25 | Wani (Yavatmal District)                            | Maharashtra    | 2x500=1000      |
|       26 | Mauda                                               | Maharashtra    | 2x500=1000      |
|       27 | BhusawalExtn.(JalgaonDistt.)                        | Maharashtra    | 2x500=1000      |
|       28 | UranExtn.                                           | Maharashtra    | 440             |
|       29 | Malvan(SindhudurgDistt)                             | Maharashtra    | 4000            |
|       30 | Solapur                                             | Maharashtra    | 1320            |

| 31.     | Solapur                                                           | Maharashtra            | 1000(CCGT)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
| 32.     | Manoravillage,TirodaTaluka,Gonndia                                |                        | 2x660        |
| 33.     | Kanpa village, Naghbir Taluka, Chandrapur                         |                        | 2x660        |
| 34.     | Mandkivillage,BrahmpuriTaluka,Chandrapur                          |                        | 2x660        |
| 35.     | Tembhivillage,Ausa Taluka, Latur                                  |                        | 1500(CCGT)   |
| 36.     | Sasan (Sidhi District)                                            | Madhya Pradesh         | 4x500=2000   |
| 37.     | Bansagar (Shadol District)                                        | Madhya Pradesh         | 3x500=1500   |
| 38.     | Shahpura (Jabalpur District)                                      | Madhya Pradesh         | 2x500=1000   |
| 39.     | Rajghat (near ChanderiGuna District)                              | Madhya Pradesh         | 2x500=1000   |
| 40.     | Malwa (Khandwa District)                                          | Madhya Pradesh         | 4x500=1000   |
| 41.     | Durgapur Steel TPP (BurdhmanDistt.)                               | DVC Area West Bengal   | 2x500        |
| 42      | Maithon Left Bank TPP (BurdhmanDistt.)                            | DVC Area, West Bengal  | 2x500        |
| 43.     | Panchet Coal based TPP                                            | DVC Area, West Bengal  | 3x500        |
| 44.     | Bokaro Steel TPP (BokaroDistt.)                                   | DVC Area, Jharkhand    | 2x500        |
| 45.     | Ramgarh TPP                                                       | DVC Area, Jharkhand    | 4x500        |
| 46.     | KodarmaTPP (KodarmaDistt.)                                        | DVC Area, Jharkhand    | 4x500        |
| 47.     | Kota TPS Stage-V, Unit-7                                          | Rajasthan              | 1x195        |
| 48.     | Keshoraipatan (Distt.Bundi)                                       | Rajasthan              | 1x500        |
| 49.     | Chhabra Mega Project (BaranDistt.)                                | Rajasthan              | 1000         |
| 50.     | Dholpur Gas based power plant stage-II                            | Rajasthan              | 1x330        |
| 51.     | Dholpur Mega gas based power plant                                | Rajasthan              | 1000         |
| 52.     | GiralExtn.lignite based power plant                               | Rajasthan              | 1x125        |
| 53.     | KapurdiExtn. Lignite based power plant                            | Rajasthan              | 2x250        |
| 54.     | Jalipa lignite based power plant                                  | Rajasthan              | 1000         |
| 55. 56. | Gurha (West) lignite based power plant Marwa TPP (Distt. Raigarh) | Rajasthan Chhattisgarh | 2x125 2x500  |
| 57.     | Dumarpal TPP (Distt. Raigarh)                                     | Chhattisgarh           | 2x500        |
| 58.     | Akaltara TPP (Distt. Janjgir-Champa)                              | Chhattisgarh           | 4x800        |
| 59.     | Surguja)                                                          |                        | 2x660        |
|         | Bhaiyathan TPP (Distt.                                            | Chhattisgarh           | 1000         |
| 60.     | Lara (NTPC site)                                                  | Chhattisgarh           |              |
| 61.     | Udaipur                                                           | Chhattisgarh           | 4000         |
| 62      | Korba East TPP - Daewoo site                                      | Chhattisgarh           | 1000         |
| 63.     | Korba East Extn. TPP                                              | Chhattisgarh           | 2x250        |
| 64.     | Korba West Extn.TPP                                               | Chhattisgarh           | 2x250        |
| 65.     | LancoAmarkantak site near Pathadi                                 | Chhattisgarh           | 1200         |
| 66.     | Doraha                                                            | Punjab                 | 1000-2000    |
| 67.     | Nabha (Patiala Distt.)                                            | Punjab                 | 1000-2000    |
| 68.     | Banwala (TalwandiSaboo) (Mansa Distt.)                            | Punjab                 | 2x500        |
| 70.     | Dhuri (Sangrur Distt.)                                            | Punjab                 | 1000-2000    |
| 71.     | Bhupal (Mansa Distt.)                                             | Punjab                 | 2000         |
| 72.     | Hajipur, Hoshiarpur                                               | Punjab                 | 2x660=1320   |
| 73.     | Rajpura (Patiala)                                                 | Punjab                 | 1000-2000    |
| 74      | Ghagga (Muktsar)                                                  | Punjab                 | 3000         |
| 75      | Hissar                                                            | Haryana                | 1200         |
| 76      | Jharli (JhajjarDistt.)                                            | Haryana                | 1000         |
| 77      | Kamlang (AngulDistt.)                                             | Orissa                 | 2000-3000    |
| 78      | Abandoned FCI Plant at Talcher                                    | Orissa                 | 2000         |
| 79      | Nuni (DhenkanalDistt.)                                            | Orissa                 | 2000-3000    |
| 80      | Gajmara (DhenkanalDistt).                                         | Orissa                 | 5000         |
| 81      | Hirma (JharsugudaDistt.)                                          | Orissa                 | 2000-3000    |
| 82      | Bhedabahal (SundargarhDistt.)                                     | Orissa                 | 3000         |
| 83      | Bhasma (Sundargarh/JharsugudaDistt.)                              | Orissa                 | 3000-4000    |
| 84      | Talsara (SundargarhDistt.)                                        | Orissa                 | 2000         |
| 85      | Rengali (Sambalpur Distt.)                                        | Orissa                 | 2000         |
| 86      | Durgapur (AngulDistt.)                                            | Orissa                 | 2000         |
|         |                                                                   | Sub-Total              |              |
|         |                                                                   |                        | 1,31,225     |

- B. Gas Based Sites identified by CMPDI

| 1.   | Jhajjar                                    | Haryana       | 3000   |
|------|--------------------------------------------|---------------|--------|
| 2.   | Chandeni, Tehsil Nuh,GurgaonDistt          | Haryana       | 3000   |
| 3.   | Bajraka, Tehsil Nuh,GurgaonDistt           | Haryana       | 3000   |
| 4.   | Tappal, Khair Tehsil, Aligarh District     | Uttar Pradesh | 3000   |
| 5.   | PadamNagla, Khair Tehsil, Aligarh District | Uttar Pradesh | 3000   |
| 6.   | Gangaoli, Khurja, Bulandshar               | Uttar Pradesh | 3000   |
| 7.   | Gangerwa,Bulandshahr                       | Uttar Pradesh | 3000   |
| 8.   | Chaulas,Dadri, Ghaziabad                   | Uttar Pradesh | 3000   |
|      |                                            | Sub Total     | 24,000 |

GRAND TOTAL 4,28,905 MW

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