Lok Sabha Question No. 3504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Development of Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504

## ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF POWER PROJECTS

## †3504. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from various State Governments for the development of power projects during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the action taken by the Government to approve these proposals;
- (d) the  details  of  the  central  power  projects  still  pending  for  technical  and  environmental clearance; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for approval of such projects?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (c) : As per Section 7 of the Electricity Act 2003, any generating company may establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining a license/permission under this Act, if it  complies  with  the  technical  standards  relating  to  connectivity  with  the  grid.  Accordingly, sanction  of  the  Government  is  not  required  for  setting  up  of  thermal  power  projects  (TPPs). However, as per Section 8 (1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, any generating company intending to set up a hydro generating station shall prepare and submit to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for its  concurrence,  a  scheme  estimated  to  involve  a  capital  expenditure  exceeding  such  sum (presently,  ₹1000  crore),  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Central  Government,  from  time  to  time,  by notification. No  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  any  Hydroelectric  Scheme  of  State  Sector projects has been received in CEA for examination during current year and last three years. (d) : DPR of one Hydroelectric Scheme of Central Sector Project namely Dugar HE project in  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh  with  an  installed  capacity  of  500  MW  has  been  received  for technical clearance in CEA. Details are placed at Annexure. No Central Power Projects are pending for Environment Clearance. (e) : In  order  to  expedite  examination  of  DPRs  by  various  appraising  groups  of  CEA, regular  review  meetings  are  held  by  Member  (Hydro),  CEA  wherein  issues  with  Hydroelectric Project Developers and appraising groups are resolved. Further, guidelines for examination of DPRs have also been simplified and an Online Single Window Clearance system having interface with all appraising groups for submission and examination of DPRs has been made operationalized to cut short the processing time.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3504 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022

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Hydro Electric Schemes of Central Sector Projects under Examination/ pending for technical clearance in CEA

|   Sl. No. | Scheme                       | State/ UT        | Sector   | Agency   |   Installed Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|------------------------------|------------------|----------|----------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Dugar Hydro Electric Project | Himachal Pradesh | Central  | NHPC     |                       500 |

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