Lok Sabha Question No. 1531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1531 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

†1531. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the installed power generation capacity of Centre/State/Private sector in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan;

(b) the targets set and achieved for power generation from various sources during the year 2019-20 and 2020-21;

(c) the quantum increase in power generation capacity in different sectors during the  last  year  along  with  the  future  plans  of  the  Government  for  augmenting  power generation capacity and to meet the increasing demands of power in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan;

(d) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to improve the power infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh;

(e) the  details  of  the  proposals  received  which  are  pending  with  the  Union Government for setting up of power projects in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan; and

(f) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  or  proposes  to  conduct  any  survey regarding  exploring  the  potential  for  solar  energy  in  the  Prayagraj  district  of  Uttar Pradesh and solar, thermal and atomic energy in Bansawada and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : The  details  of  Sector-wise  installed  power  generation  capacity  as  on 31.01.2022 in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are given at Annexure-I.

(b) : The  details  of  target  set  and  achieved  in  power  generation  from  various sources  (Thermal,  Nuclear  &  Large  Hydro  of  25  Mega  Watt  and  above)  in  the  country during the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 are given at Annexure-II.

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(c) : The country has enough installed generation capacity to meet the power demand of the country including that of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.  As on 31.01.2022, the installed generating capacity is about 395 Giga Watt (GW) against the Peak Power Demand of around 203 GW which occurred during the current year 2021-22.  The Central Electricity  Authority  has  estimated  the  installed  generation  capacity  to  be  around  817 GW  by  2029-30  which  will  be  sufficient  to  meet  the  power  demand  of  the  country including the States of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.  The details of increase in power generation capacity in different Sectors during the last year along with the future plan for  augmenting  power  generation  capacity  to  meet  the  increasing  demands  in  Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are at Annexure-III.

(d) : The  details  of  steps  being  taken  to  improve  the  power  infrastructure  in Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure-IV.

(e) : As per Section 7 of the Electricity Act, 2003,  any  generating  company may  establish,  operate  and  maintain  a  generating  station  without  obtaining  a  license under this Act, if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid.   Accordingly, no approval of Government of India is required for setting up a generating station, subject to compliance with other applicable laws.

(f) : The  construction  of  a  Nuclear  Power  Plant  at  Mahi  Banswara,  DistrictBanswara,  Rajasthan  has  been  accorded  administrative  approval  as  well  as  financial sanction.

In accordance with the announcement by the Hon'ble Prime Minister at the United  Nations  Climate  Change  Conference  in  Glasgow  (COP26),  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable  Energy  is  committed  to  achieving  500  GW  of  installed electricity capacity from  non-fossil  fuel  sources  by  2030,  to  meet  the  increasing  demand  of  power  in  the country.

The  estimated  potential  for  solar  energy  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh including  Prayagraj  District  is  22830  MW,  while  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  including Banswara and Dungarpur Districts is 142310 MW.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1531 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 **************

Sector-wise installed power generation capacity as on 31.01.2022 in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

| State         | Sector    |   Generation Capacity (MW) |
|---------------|-----------|----------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh | State     |                    6679.7  |
| Uttar Pradesh | Private   |                   11084    |
| Uttar Pradesh | Central   |                   13413.1  |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sub-Total |                   31176.9  |
| Rajasthan     | State     |                    8868.65 |
| Rajasthan     | Private   |                   16578.9  |
| Rajasthan     | Central   |                    2193.33 |
| Rajasthan     | Sub-Total |                   27640.8  |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1531 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 **************

Details of Program Generation & Actual Generation from fuel Sources (Thermal, Nuclear & Large Hydro of 25 MW and above) in the country during the year 201920 and 2020-21

|                       | Generation (Billion Units)   | Generation (Billion Units)   | Generation (Billion Units)   | Generation (Billion Units)   |
|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| SOURCE                | 2019-20                      | 2019-20                      | 2020-21                      | 2020-21                      |
|                       | Program                      | Actual                       | Program                      | Actual                       |
| THERMAL               | 1142.13                      | 1042.75                      | 1138.53                      | 1032.51                      |
| NUCLEAR               | 44.72                        | 46.47                        | 43.88                        | 43.03                        |
| HYDRO                 | 136.93                       | 155.77                       | 140.36                       | 150.30                       |
| IMPORT FROM BHUTAN    | 6.22                         | 5.79                         | 7.23                         | 8.76                         |
| Total ( Conventional) | 1330.00                      | 1250.78                      | 1330.00                      | 1234.61                      |
| RENEWABLE ENERGY      | 152.40                       | 138.38                       | 152.00                       | 147.25                       |
| Total                 |                              | 1389.16                      |                              | 1381.86                      |

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1. Thermal :
2. (i) The  quantum  increase  in  power  generation  capacity  during  the  last  year  2020-21  in Uttar Pradesh is 1320 MW (Meja STPP U#2 660MW, Tanda TPS U#6 660 MW) in Central Sector and 660 MW (Harduaganj TPS Exp-II Unit-1 660 MW) in State Sector.
3. (ii) The details of under construction thermal power projects in the State of Uttar Pradesh are given as under :

(As on 31.01.2022)

| Sl. No.                        | Name of the Project            | Implementing Agency            | Sector   | Unit No.   |   Capacity (MW) | Anticipated Trial Run/ Commissioning   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------|------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1                              | Ghatampur TPP                  | JV of NLC &                    |          | U-1        |             660 | Aug-22                                 |
|                                |                                | UPRVUNL                        | Central  | U-2        |             660 | Feb-23                                 |
|                                |                                |                                |          | U-3        |             660 | Jun-23                                 |
| 2                              | Jawaharpur                     | UPRVUNL                        |          | U-1        |             660 | Apr-23                                 |
|                                | STPP                           |                                | State    | U-2        |             660 | Oct-23                                 |
| 3                              | Obra-C STPP                    | UPRVUNL                        |          | U-1        |             660 | Oct-22                                 |
|                                |                                |                                | State    | U-2        |             660 | May-23                                 |
| 4                              | Panki TPS Extn.                | UPRVUNL                        | State    | U-1        |             660 | May-23                                 |
| 5                              | Khurja SCTPP                   | THDC                           |          | U-1        |             660 | Jan-24                                 |
|                                |                                |                                | Central  | U-2        |             660 | Jul-24                                 |
| Total Capacity - Uttar Pradesh | Total Capacity - Uttar Pradesh | Total Capacity - Uttar Pradesh |          |            |            6600 |                                        |

## Rajasthan

1. Thermal :
2. (i) The  quantum  increase  in  power  generation  capacity  in  the  State  Sector  during  the current year 2021-22 in Rajasthan is 660 MW (Suratgarh STPS U#8 660 MW).
2. Nuclear:
4. (i)
5. (ii) Financial Sanctions are under progress completion by 2031.

Nuclear power project named Rajasthan A.P.S. Unit 7-8 with a capacity of 1400 MW is under construction in the State of Rajasthan. Additionally, nuclear power projects namely, Mahi Banswara (1&2)  and Mahi Banswara (3&4)  with  1400  MW  capacity  each  has  been  accorded  Administrative  Approval  and

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1531 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022

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## Future Plan for augmenting power generation capacity to meet the increasing demand

## Uttar Pradesh

## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1531 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022

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## Major Transmission elements approved /commissioned in Uttar Pradesh

- (i) 1346 km of transmission lines (220 kV & above) and 3140 MVA of transformation capacity in substations (220 kV & above) have been commissioned in FY 2021-22 (till  31.12.2021)  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  Additionally,  Vindhyachal  Varanasi 765 kV D/c line included under the transmission scheme 'New WR-NR 765 kV Inter-Regional Corridor' has been commissioned in June 2021.
- (ii) Intra-State  transmission  schemes  for  evacuation  of  power  from  4000  MW  solar parks proposed in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh have been recommended to MNRE for funding under Green Energy Corridor-II (GEC-II).
- (iii) Transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under Phase-II is presently under implementation.  The  scheme  inter  alia  includes  Bhadla-II  PS  -  Sikar-II  765  kV 2xD/c  line  and  Sikar-II  -  Aligarh  765  kV  D/c  line,  thus  facilitating  dispersal  of power from RE generations located in Rajasthan to the State of Uttar Pradesh.
- (iv) Under  the  Transmission  system  for  evacuation  of  RE  power  from  renewable energy  parks  in  Leh,  a  5  GW  High  Voltage  Direct  Current  (HVDC)  corridor  has been approved from Leh (Ladakh) to Kaithal (Haryana) which will be connected to UP through Kaithal - Modipuram (Meerut) (UPPTCL) 765 kV D/C Line.
- (v) For improvement in distribution network, the Government of India has provided assistance by way of sanctioning Rs.48,016 crore to the State of Uttar Pradesh under various Central schemes i.e., Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojanas (DDUGJY),  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Sabhagya,  Power System Development Fund (PSDF), etc.

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