Lok Sabha Question No. 3213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Gap between Demand and Supply of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## GAP BETWEEN DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF POWER

3213. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the gap between the demand and supply of power in the country can be bridged by optimum utilisation of the power generation capacity of the hydel power sector and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(b) whether the construction work of hydel power projects in the country is facing a number of bottlenecks, both natural and man-made;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to remove these bottlenecks;

(d)  whether  the  operational  time  period  of  the  Hydel  power  projects  have  been extended for increasing power generation and accordingly their status have been upgraded; and

(e) if so, the details thereof for the last three years, project and State-wise and the other steps being taken by the Government to augment power generation capacity of the hydel power projects?

## 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) : At  present,  there  is  sufficient  installed  generation  capacity  to  meet power demand of our country. Hydropower, being a flexible source of power, can help in optimal utilisation of other sources of power, particularly the intermittent renewable  energy  sources  like  solar  and  wind  power,  by  providing  critical balancing power to the grid.

- (b) & (c) : The  major  bottlenecks  encountered  in  development  of  hydro  power projects  are(  i)  natural  calamities,  (ii)  difficult  terrain  &  poor  accessibility,  (iii) geological  uncertainties,  (iv)  issues  related  to  land  acquisition,  rehabilitation  & resettlement  issues,  (v)  local  agitations/  resistance,  (vi)  environment  and  forest clearance,  (vii) inter-state issues, (viii) contractual  problems,  (ix) financing constraints of developers, (x) lack of long term financing instruments, (xi) court cases etc.

Government of India, in March 2019, approved a number of measures to  counter  these  challenges  and  to  promote  hydropower  in  the  country.  These include:-

- (i) Declaring  Large  Hydro  Power  (LHPs)  (>  25  MW  projects)  as  Renewable Energy source.
- (ii) Hydropower  Purchase  Obligation  (HPO)  as  a  separate  entity  within  Non Solar RPO
- (iii) Tariff rationalization measures to bring down tariff in the initial years
- (iv) Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation
- (v) Budgetary Support for Enabling Infrastructure, i.e. roads/bridges.

(d) & (e) : The  operational  time  period  of  hydro  power  projects  is  extended  by atleast  25  years  by  undertaking  Renovation,  Modernization,  Uprating  and  Life Extension (RMU&LE) measures. During the last three years and the current year (i.e from 2016-17 till  December 2019),  RMU&LE activities were completed for 10 power stations (3 in Central Sector and 7 in State Sector) of capacity 2132.2 MW. This resulted in an additional benefit of 218.8 MW, apart from extended life of 25 years.   Details, in this regard, are given at Appendix.

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APPENDIX APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3213 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.03.2020.

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| State-wise list of Hydro RMU&LE schemes completed during last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year 2019-20 upto December)   | State-wise list of Hydro RMU&LE schemes completed during last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year 2019-20 upto December)   | State-wise list of Hydro RMU&LE schemes completed during last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year 2019-20 upto December)   | State-wise list of Hydro RMU&LE schemes completed during last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year 2019-20 upto December)   | State-wise list of Hydro RMU&LE schemes completed during last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year 2019-20 upto December)   | State-wise list of Hydro RMU&LE schemes completed during last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year 2019-20 upto December)   |
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| Sl. No                                                                                                                                                  | Project, Agency, Inst. Cap. (No. X MW)                                                                                                                  | Capacity covered under RMU &LE (No. X MW)                                                                                                               | Benefits (MW)                                                                                                                                           | Category                                                                                                                                                | Year of Completion                                                                                                                                      |
| Central Sector                                                                                                                                          | Central Sector                                                                                                                                          | Central Sector                                                                                                                                          | Central Sector                                                                                                                                          | Central Sector                                                                                                                                          | Central Sector                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                       | Ganguwal (1x29.25+2x24.2) & Kotla BBMB (1x29.25+2x24.2)                                                                                                 | 1x24.2 (U-2) 1x24.2 (U-3)                                                                                                                               | 48.4 (LE)                                                                                                                                               | RM&LE                                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                       | Dehar Power House (Unit-3), BBMB (6x165)                                                                                                                | 1x165                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                       | R&M                                                                                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3 Salal, (6x115)                                                                                                                                        | NHPC                                                                                                                                                    | 5x115                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                       | R&M                                                                                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                 |
| State Sector                                                                                                                                            | State Sector                                                                                                                                            | State Sector                                                                                                                                            | State Sector                                                                                                                                            | State Sector                                                                                                                                            | State Sector                                                                                                                                            |
| 4 Sumbal Sindh, J&KSPDC (2x11.3)                                                                                                                        | 2x11.3                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                       | R&M                                                                                                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                         |
| 5 Khatima, UJVNL (3x13.8)                                                                                                                               | 3x13.8                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                         | 41.40 (LE)                                                                                                                                              | RM&LE                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6 Sharavathy Generating Station (PhB), KPCL (10x103.5)                                                                                                  | 10x103.5                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                       | R&M                                                                                                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7 Jaldhaka                                                                                                                                              | St.I, WBSEDCL (3x9)                                                                                                                                     | 3x9                                                                                                                                                     | 27 (LE)                                                                                                                                                 | RM&LE                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8 Sholayar - I TANGEDCO                                                                                                                                 | (2x35)                                                                                                                                                  | 2x35                                                                                                                                                    | 70 (LE) + 14 (U)                                                                                                                                        | RMU&LE                                                                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                       | Sholayar - KSEB (3x18)                                                                                                                                  | 1x18 (Unit-3)                                                                                                                                           | 18 (LE)                                                                                                                                                 | RM&LE                                                                                                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                      | Idukki 1 st Stage KSEB (3x130)                                                                                                                          | 1x130 (Unit-3)                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                       | R&M                                                                                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                 |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                   | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                   | 2132.2 MW                                                                                                                                               | 204.8(LE) + 14 (U)                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                         |

Abbreviations:  R&M - Renovation & Modernisation;. U - Uprating; LE - Life Extension;

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