Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Independent Power Producers
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1204

## ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS

1204. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total amount due on the independent power producers by the State Governments and the amount due on Tamil Nadu Government;
- (b) whether Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), the power  distributing  state  owned  company  has  cleared  the  dues  to  Infrastructure  Leasing  & Finance Services (ILFS);
- (c) if  so, the amount recovered and the amount due on the independent power producers as on date;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  would  provide  power  to  Tamil  Nadu  at  concessional rate since the State is facing severe power shortage as of today;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  for  implementing  One  Nation  One  Grid;  and
- (g) the expected date of bringing one grid for the entire nation?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : As per data provided by the power distribution companies and data available on the PRAAPTI  Portal, total dues of power distribution companies (DISCOMs) towards Independent Power Producers (IPPs) as on 31.01.2023 are given below:

|   Sl. No. | Particular                                                                 | Total IPP Dues of all DISCOMs (in Rs. Crore)   | Total IPP Dues of TANGEDCO (in Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Balance Legacy Dues* (after payment of 6 EMIs)                             | 14,953.40                                      | 6,595.23                                    |
|         2 | Current Dues (before default trigger date** and excluding disputed amount) | 7,619.78                                       | 987.31                                      |

** Default trigger date: As per the rules, in case of non-payment of current dues, one month after  the  due  date  of  payment  or  two  and  half  months  after  the  presentation  of  bill  by  the generating  company,  electricity  trading  licensee  or  the  transmission  licensee,  as  the  case may be, whichever is later.

………..2.

(b) & (c) : As  per  data  provided  by  Tamil  Nadu  Generation  and  Distribution  Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) and data available on the PRAAPTI Portal, total dues to Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Services (IL&FS) as on 31.01.2023 are given below:

|   Sl. No. | TANGEDCO dues to IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd                      | Amount (in Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Balance Legacy Dues (after payment of 6 EMIs)                            | 1,815.82                |
|         2 | Current Dues (before default trigger date and excluding Disputed Amount) | 199.95                  |

(d) & (e) : As  per  Section  62  of  the  Electricity  Act,  2003,  the  Appropriate  Electricity Regulatory  Commission  determines  the  electricity  tariff  for  supply  of  electricity by  a Generating  company  to  a  distribution  licensee,  transmission  of  electricity,  wheeling  of electricity and retail sale of electricity. Section 61 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the tariff policy provide the guiding principles and the terms and conditions for determination of tariff by the Appropriate Commission.

(f) & (g) : Initially,  to  start  the  integration  of  regional  grids  leading  to  formation  of  a National Grid, the regional grids were interconnected through HVDC links for controlled power flow. The first Inter-Regional AC link (220 kV) was established between Eastern Region (ER)North  Eastern  Region  (NER)  in  1992.  The  large  scale  grid  integration  started  in  2003  with establishment  of  400  kV  Rourkela-Raipur  Double  circuit  (D/c)  line,  interconnecting  Eastern Region-Western  Region.  The  synchronous  National  Grid  was  established  in  2013  after commissioning  of  765  kV  Solapur-  Raichur  lines,  interconnecting  Western  Region(WR)Southern  Region  (SR),  fulfilling  'One  Nation-One  Grid-One  Frequency'.  In  January  2019,  the 220kV Srinagar-Leh Transmission System was commissioned which connected the remote Leh region to the Nation Grid.

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