Lok Sabha Question No. 4709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Power Purchasing Cost of DISCOMs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4709 ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

POWER PURCHASING COST OF DISCOMS

4709.  SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  average  power  purchasing  cost  of  power  distribution  companies (DISCOMs)  from  power  finance  corporation  which  is  an  entity  under  the  Union Government, State-wise; and

(b) the  details  of  average  selling  price  by  the  Union  Government  owned  power corporations across the country, corporation-wise?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd is a CPSE Financial Institution (FI), which does not indulge in sale and purchase of power. However, the average price of power procured by Distribution Utilities as per the Annual Utilities report published by PFC is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b) : The average Power supply price by the Central Power Generating Stations is enclosed as Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4709 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022

************** Average price of Power procured by Distribution Utilities

|                           | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| State Sector              | 4.19      | 4.64      | 4.71      |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 15.15     | 16.81     | 16.85     |
| Andaman & Nicobar PD      | 15.15     | 16.81     | 16.85     |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 4.36      | 6.23      | 4.61      |
| APEPDCL                   | 4.47      | 6.44      | 4.52      |
| APSPDCL                   | 4.31      | 6.12      | 4.65      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 3.05      | 3.52      | 4.24      |
| Arunachal PD              | 3.05      | 3.52      | 4.24      |
| Assam                     | 4.80      | 5.22      | 5.03      |
| APDCL                     | 4.80      | 5.22      | 5.03      |
| Bihar                     | 4.39      | 4.72      | 5.04      |
| NBPDCL                    | 4.39      | 4.72      | 5.04      |
| SBPDCL                    | 4.38      | 4.72      | 5.04      |
| Chandigarh                | 3.37      | 3.70      | 3.21      |
| Chandigarh PD             | 3.37      | 3.70      | 3.21      |
| Chhattisgarh              | 3.91      | 4.00      | 4.19      |
| CSPDCL                    | 3.91      | 4.00      | 4.19      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 3.83      | 4.51      | 4.98      |
| DNHPDCL                   | 3.83      | 4.51      | 4.98      |
| Daman & Diu               | 3.42      | 3.85      | 4.36      |
| Daman & Diu PD            | 3.42      | 3.85      | 4.36      |
| Goa                       | 2.87      | 3.40      | 3.61      |
| Goa PD                    | 2.87      | 3.40      | 3.61      |
| Gujarat                   | 4.15      | 4.46      | 4.85      |
| DGVCL                     | 5.30      | 5.65      | 6.12      |
| MGVCL                     | 4.18      | 4.54      | 4.77      |
| PGVCL                     | 3.70      | 4.02      | 4.34      |
| UGVCL                     | 3.84      | 4.11      | 4.56      |
| Haryana                   | 4.49      | 4.80      | 4.79      |
| DHBVNL                    | 4.48      | 4.75      | 4.77      |
| UHBVNL Pradesh            | 4.50      | 4.87 3.25 | 4.82 2.96 |
| Himachal HPSEBL           | 2.88 2.88 | 3.25      | 2.96      |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 3.52      | 3.71      | 3.56      |
| JKPDD                     | 3.52      | 3.71      | 3.56      |
| Jharkhand                 | 4.61      | 4.37      | 4.88      |
| JBVNL                     | 4.61      | 4.37      | 4.88      |
| Karnataka                 | 4.72      | 4.94      | 5.13      |
| BESCOM                    | 4.84      | 5.68      | 5.97      |
| CHESCOM                   | 4.28      | 4.01      | 3.90      |
| GESCOM                    | 4.41      | 4.24      | 4.94      |
| HESCOM                    | 4.98      | 4.68      | 4.21      |
| MESCOM                    | 4.43      | 3.72      | 4.57      |
| Kerala                    | 3.02      |           | 3.23      |
| KSEBL                     | 3.02      | 2.99 2.99 | 3.23      |
| Lakshadweep               | 15.58     | 16.64     | 15.29     |
| Lakshadweep ED            | 15.58     | 16.64     | 15.29     |
| Madhya Pradesh            |           |           | 4.42      |
| MPMaKVVCL                 | 4.20 4.20 | 4.21 4.21 | 4.27      |
| MPPaKVVCL                 | 4.25      | 4.29      | 4.48      |
| MPPoKVVCL                 | 4.13      | 4.13      | 4.50      |
| Maharashtra               | 4.17      | 4.66      | 5.22 5.22 |
| MSEDCL                    | 4.17      | 4.66      |           |
| Manipur                   | 4.43      | 4.67      | 5.38      |

Rs./kwh

| MSPDCL                  | 4.43      | 4.67      | 5.38      |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Meghalaya               | 3.74      | 3.94      | 4.63      |
| MePDCL                  | 3.74      | 3.94      | 4.63      |
| Mizoram                 | 3.56      | 4.97      | 4.80      |
| Mizoram PD              | 3.56      | 4.97      | 4.80      |
| Nagaland                | 3.90      | 4.09      | 4.67      |
| Nagaland PD             | 3.90      | 4.09      | 4.67      |
| Odisha                  | 3.03      | 3.37      | 3.24      |
| CESU                    | 2.96      | 3.04      | 2.88      |
| NESCO Utility           | 3.35      | 3.36      | 3.77      |
| SOUTHCO Utility         | 2.25      | 2.23      | 2.83      |
| WESCO Utility           | 3.25      | 4.29      | 3.42      |
| Puducherry              | 3.84      | 4.18      | 4.78      |
| Puducherry PD           | 3.84      | 4.18      | 4.78      |
| Punjab                  | 3.73      | 4.20      | 4.33      |
| PSPCL                   | 3.73      | 4.20      | 4.33      |
| Rajasthan               | 4.38      | 4.59      | 4.81      |
| AVVNL                   | 4.43      | 4.80      | 4.84      |
| JdVVNL                  | 4.36      | 4.48      | 4.78      |
| JVVNL                   | 4.35      | 4.54      | 4.83      |
| Sikkim                  | 2.09      | 2.39      | 2.71      |
| Sikkim PD               | 2.09      | 2.39      | 2.71      |
| Tamil Nadu              | 4.28      | 4.52      | 4.46      |
| TANGEDCO                | 4.28      | 4.52      | 4.46      |
| Telangana               | 4.79      | 5.28      | 5.25      |
| TSNPDCL                 | 4.83      | 5.16      | 5.04      |
| TSSPDCL                 | 4.77      | 5.34 3.46 | 5.36      |
| Tripura                 | 3.26      |           | 4.04      |
| TSECL Uttar Pradesh     | 3.26      | 3.46 5.31 | 4.04      |
| DVVNL                   | 4.32 4.47 | 5.26      | 5.19 4.56 |
| KESCO                   | 5.57      | 7.12      | 6.49      |
| MVVNL                   | 4.37      | 5.69      | 5.43      |
| PaVVNL                  | 4.41      | 5.20      | 5.39      |
| PuVVNL                  | 3.87      | 4.97      | 5.15      |
| Uttarakhand             | 3.78      | 4.08      | 4.41      |
| UPCL                    | 3.78      | 4.08      | 4.41      |
| West Bengal             | 4.01      | 4.38      | 4.58      |
| WBSEDCL                 | 4.01      | 4.38      | 4.58      |
| Private Sector          | 4.57      | 4.78      | 4.95      |
| Delhi                   | 4.67      | 4.88      | 5.56      |
| BRPL                    | 4.96      | 5.20      | 5.72      |
| BYPL                    | 4.37      | 4.36      | 4.74      |
| TPDDL                   | 4.51      | 4.88      | 5.98      |
| Gujarat                 | 5.10      | 5.87      | 5.50      |
| Torrent Power Ahmedabad | 5.08      | 5.88      | 5.51      |
| Torrent Power Surat     | 5.14      |           |           |
|                         |           | 5.84      | 5.47      |
| Maharashtra             |           | 4.00      | 3.59      |
| AEML                    |           | 4.00      | 3.59      |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 4.36      | 5.35      | 5.33      |
| NPCL                    | 4.36      | 5.35      | 5.33      |
| West Bengal             | 3.83      | 4.04      | 4.01      |
| CESC                    | 3.80      | 4.01      | 4.01      |
| IPCL                    | 4.29      | 4.53      | 3.99      |
| Grand Total             | 4.21      | 4.64      | 4.73      |

Note: The above figures include cost of generation in case of distribution utilities having generation capacity. *****************

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ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4709 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022

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## Average Power supply price by the Central Power Generating Stations (In Rs./Unit)

|   SL. No. | CPSE                                                   | Average Weighted Fixed cost of electricity supply in 2021-22              | Average weighted Variable cost of Energy supply in 2021-22   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVN)                    | 2.768                                                                     | NA*                                                          |
|         2 | Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. (THDC)        | 2.05                                                                      | 2.13                                                         |
|         3 | Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)                       | 1.41                                                                      | 2.908                                                        |
|         4 | North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) | 1.415                                                                     | 1.543                                                        |
|         5 | National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)              | 1.74                                                                      | 2.25                                                         |
|         6 | National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC)                | 3.42 (including water usage charges) 3.06 (excluding water usage charges) | NA*                                                          |

*NA - Not applicable.