Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Purchase of Electricity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 166

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY

## *166. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  Kerala  State  Electricity  Board  (KSEB)  has entered into an agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited to buy three hundred megawatts of electricity from a private company at Rs.2.83/unit whereas solar energy was available for Rs.2/unit; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; (c)  whether  the  Power  Companies  are  selling  electricity  to  Kerala  Government  as  per  the agreements; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the unit sales by each company under public sector; and
- (e)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  sold  electricity  to  the  Kerala  Government  on subsidised rate or full rate from the Central pool, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Union Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 166 to be answered on 28.07.2022 regarding PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY

(a) & (b) Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has entered into agreements with Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) for sale of 475 MW of  Renewable Energy; which include 300 MW of solar energy at Rs.2.37 per unit; and 175 MW of wind energy at Rs.2.82 per unit .    The tariff for the concerned renewable power projects was discovered after competitive bidding as per the 'Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV/ Wind Power Projects' and the tariff discovered has been approved by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

(c) & (d) Power Companies are selling electricity to Kerala Government as per power purchase agreements. The details  of  allocation  from  central  sector  generating  stations    are  placed  at Annexure-I. Kerala also has Long Term Access (LTA) contracts scheduled with other regional entity thermal generators such as BALCO (95 MW), Jhabua (204.25 MW), JITPL (95 MW), JPL-2 (332.5 MW) and MPL (140.63 MW).

(e)  The  power  is  sold  to  DISCOMs  based  on  the  tariffs  indicated  in  the  Power  Purchase agreements (PPAs) executed by them with generators. The tariff of the power available in the Central  Pool  is  determined  by  the  CERC,  and    PPAs  are  signed  between  the  generator companies  and DISCOMs as per that rate.

## Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 166 replied on 28.07.2022

| दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                       | स्थावित िमता / INSTALLED CAPACITY                                                                                                                                     | दक्षिणी िेत्र के भीतर / Within the Southern Region                                                                                                                    | दक्षिणी िेत्र के भीतर / Within the Southern Region                                                                                                                    | दक्षिणी िेत्र के भीतर / Within the Southern Region                                                                                                                    |
| ेशन /STATIONS                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                       | िमता / ALLOCA- TED CAPACITY                                                                                                                                           | के रल /                                                                                                                                                               | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                |
| स्                                                                                                                                                                    | MW                                                                                                                                                                    | MW                                                                                                                                                                    | %                                                                                                                                                                     | MW                                                                                                                                                                    |
| (A) फमम शेयर / FIRM SHARE                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| रामागुिंडम स् ेज - । & ।। / Ramagundam St. I & II                                                                                                                     | 2100.0                                                                                                                                                                | 1690.0                                                                                                                                                                | 11.67                                                                                                                                                                 | 245.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| रामागुिंडम स् ेज - ।।। / Ramagundam St. III                                                                                                                           | 500.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 425.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 12.20                                                                                                                                                                 | 61.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| तालचेर स् ेज - ।। / Talcher St. II                                                                                                                                    | 2000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 1500.0                                                                                                                                                                | 12.35                                                                                                                                                                 | 247.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ससम्हारी एस . ी . िी . एस स् ेज - ।। यूसन .1,2 / Simhadri STPS St.II U-1,2                                                                                            | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 850.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 8.09                                                                                                                                                                  | 80.9                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ससम्हारी स् ेज - । /Simhadri St. I                                                                                                                                    | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Kudgi STPS Unit-1, 2 & 3 (2400 MW)                                                                                                                                    | 2400.0                                                                                                                                                                | 1140.0                                                                                                                                                                | 4.38                                                                                                                                                                  | 105.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| एन . एल . सी . ी . िी . एस . ।। स् ेज - । / NLC TPS-II St. I                                                                                                          | 630.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 535.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 10.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 63.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| एन . एल . सी . ी . िी . एस . ।। स् ेज - ।। /NLC TPS-II St. II                                                                                                         | 840.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 715.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 10.71                                                                                                                                                                 | 90.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| एन . एल . सी . ी . िी . एस . । / NLC TPS-I Exp.                                                                                                                       | 420.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 357.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 14.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 58.8                                                                                                                                                                  |
| एन . एल . सी . ी . िी . एस . ।। / NLC TPS-II Exp.                                                                                                                     | 500.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 425.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 14.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 70.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| एन . एन . ी . िी . एस . यू .I & II/ NNTPS U-I & II                                                                                                                    | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 940.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.24                                                                                                                                                                  | 32.4                                                                                                                                                                  |
| वैल्लूर एस ी . िी . एस यू .1,2,3 / Vallur STPS U-1, 2 & 3                                                                                                             | 1500.0                                                                                                                                                                | 1387.5                                                                                                                                                                | 3.33                                                                                                                                                                  | 49.9                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ी . िी . एल . तूतीकोररन यू .1,2/ TPL Tuticorin U-1,2                                                                                                                  | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 881.5                                                                                                                                                                 | 7.25                                                                                                                                                                  | 72.5                                                                                                                                                                  |
| मरास ए . िी . एस / Madras APS                                                                                                                                         | 440.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 422.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 5.23                                                                                                                                                                  | 23.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| कै गा ए . िी . एस यू .1,2 / Kaiga APS U-1 & 2                                                                                                                         | 440.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 374.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 8.64                                                                                                                                                                  | 38.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| कै गा ए . िी . एस यू .3,4 / Kaiga APS U-3 & 4                                                                                                                         | 440.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 374.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 7.95                                                                                                                                                                  | 35.0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| कुिं डाक ुलम एनिीिी युसन -1 / Kudankulam NPP U-1                                                                                                                      | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 850.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 13.30                                                                                                                                                                 | 133.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| कुिं डाक ुलम एनिीिी युसन -2 / Kudankulam NPP U-2                                                                                                                      | 1000.0                                                                                                                                                                | 850.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 13.30                                                                                                                                                                 | 133.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| उि - कुल /SUB-TOTAL (A)                                                                                                                                               | 18210.0                                                                                                                                                               | 14716.0                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                       | 1537.5                                                                                                                                                                |
| (B) फमम शेयर अन्य िेत्रों से / FIRM SHARE FROM OTHER REGIONS                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| िूवी िेत्र के डीवीसी की एन ीिीसी से आत्मसमविमत टहस्से से वबजली / Surrendered share of DVC from NTPC Stations in ER                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                       | 35.0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| डी . वी . सी / .DVC                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       | 600.0                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                       | 150.0                                                                                                                                                                 |

| दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   | दक्षिणी िेत्र में कन्वेंशनल के न्रीय जनरेट िंग स् ेशनों से ववद्युत का आबिं न / ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL GENERATING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                       | स्थावित िमता / INSTALLED CAPACITY                                                                                                                                     | दक्षिणी िेत्र के भीतर / Within the Southern Region /                                                                                                                  | दक्षिणी िेत्र के भीतर / Within the Southern Region /                                                                                                                  | दक्षिणी िेत्र के भीतर / Within the Southern Region /                                                                                                                  |
| ेशन /STATIONS                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                       | िमता ALLOCA- TED CAPACITY                                                                                                                                             | के रल                                                                                                                                                                 | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                |
| स्                                                                                                                                                                    | MW                                                                                                                                                                    | MW                                                                                                                                                                    | %                                                                                                                                                                     | MW                                                                                                                                                                    |
| नबीनगर ी . िी . एस - जे . वी ( यूसन -1,2,3&4) / Nabinagar TPS -JV(Unit-1,2,3&4)                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       | 11.0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| बाढ़ एस . ी . िी . एस स् ेज - । ( यूसन 1) / Barh STPS Stage-I (U-1)                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                       | 80.0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| बाढ़ एस . ी . िी . एस स् ेज - ।। ( यूसन 4 व 5) / Barh STPS Stage-II (U-4 &5)                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                       | 97.0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| मुजफ्फिुर ीिीएस यू - 3 & 4 / Muzaffpur TPS U-3 & 4                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                       | 88.1                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| बोंगाईगािंव थममल िीिी /Bongaigaon Thermal PP                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                       | 139.0                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| उि - कुल /SUB-TOTAL (B)                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                       | 1050.2                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                       | 150.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (C) कुल फमम शेयर / TOTAL FIRM SHARE [C=A+B]                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                       | 15766.2                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                       | 1687.5                                                                                                                                                                |
| (D) दक्षिणी िेत्र के सीजीएस की अनाबिंट त िावर / UNALLOCATED POWER OF SR CGSs (corresponding to18-22 hours)                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                       | 2094.0                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                       | 236.8                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (E) सौर ऊजाम के साथ बिंडसलिंग के सलए िूवी / िक्षिमी िेत्र से अनाबिंट त िमता / UNALLOCATED POWER FROM ER/WR FOR BUNDLING WITH SOLAR POWER                              |                                                                                                                                                                       | 200.0                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| (F) िूवी िेत्र से अनाबिंट त िमता / UNALLOCATED POWER FROM ER REGION                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       | 36.4                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| (G) UNALLOCATED POWER FROM BONGAIGAON (NER REGION) (corresponding to18-22 hours)                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.4                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| समविमत स् ेशन /DEDICATED STATIONS                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| कायाक ुलम सी . सी . जी . ी /Kayamkulam CCGT                                                                                                                           | 360.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 360.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                | 360.0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| उि - कुल / SUB-TOTAL                                                                                                                                                  | 360.0                                                                                                                                                                 | 360.0                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                       | 360.0                                                                                                                                                                 |