Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: New Projects of NHPC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.257

## ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## NEW PROJECTS OF NHPC

## 257.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken by the Ministry to empower NHPC;
- (b) the list of new projects being undertaken by NHPC;
- (c) whether  there  has  been  a  delay  in  giving  final  vigilance  clearance  to  any incumbent board member of NHPC;
- (d) If  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  leading  to  delay  in  granting  of  this vigilance clearance; and
- (e) if the vigilance clearance has not been granted yet, should the incumbent official be allowed to continue?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Ministry  of  Power  (MoP)  has  taken  many  measures  and  initiatives  to strengthen  and  empower  hydro  power  sector,  the  work  area  of  NHPC  Ltd.  With  the approval  of  the  Cabinet,  MoP  notified  following  measures  to  promote  Hydro  Power Sector on 8 th  March, 2019:-

- a. Declaring Large Hydro Projects (>25 MW) as Renewable Energy source
- b. Hydro  Purchase  Obligations  as  a  separate  entity  within  Non-Solar  Renewable Purchase Obligations
- c. Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydropower tariff
- d. Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation/Storage Hydro Electric Projects
- e. Budgetary Support to Cost of Enabling Infrastructure i.e. roads/bridges

Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) trajectory, for the period 2021-22 to 2029-30 has been notified by MoP on 29.01.2021.

These measures would be particularly beneficial for development of hydro projects which are often located in remote and far-flung areas and require development of extensive associated infrastructure such as roads, bridges etc. for transportation of heavy, large sized equipment & machinery to the project site.

Besides  the  above,  continuous  efforts  are  made  to  expedite  the  pending approvals/clearances for various hydroelectric projects of NHPC. Discussion at regular intervals  are  held  with  the  concerned  Ministries/Departments/State  Governments  to address their concerns. In  order  to  resolve  disputes  in  Hydropower  Project  contracts,  MoP  has empanelled Independent Engineers which will help Hydro CPSUs including NHPC Ltd. in sorting out the issues effectively, thus reducing time and cost over runs in the Project. Further,  MoP  has  also  issued  framework  for  Conciliation  Committee  of  Independent Experts for CPSEs and Statutory Bodies of Ministry of Power to resolve disputes. (b) : Presently,  NHPC  Ltd.  has  24  Power  Stations  with  an  aggregate  installed capacity of 7071.20 MW under operation, and 09 Projects, with an aggregate installed capacity  of  5999  MW  are  under  construction  (including  Joint  ventures)  as  per  details furnished at Annexure-A. Regarding  new  Projects  being  undertaken  by  NHPC,  08  Projects  with  an aggregate  installed  capacity  of  7342  MW  (including  JV  projects)  are  under  clearance stage and 3 Hydroelectric Projects with an aggregate installed capacity of 1130 MW are under  Survey and  Investigation stages. List of these Projects are furnished at Annexure-B. (c) & (d) : Vigilance clearance in respect of present CMD, NHPC Ltd. is awaited from Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for the purpose of his confirmation. (e) : The relevant clauses of the extant guidelines issued by PESB  on Confirmation of Board level appointees (Annexure-C) are as underi. A CMD/Functional Director  would  be  deemed  to  be confirmed unless the Ministry/Department sends a proposal to the PESB, to the contrary, within 30 days after the expiry of one year. ii.  Within  this  stipulated  period  of  one  year  and  thirty  days,  the  officer  would  be deemed  to  have  been  confirmed  and  the  Ministry  shall  issue  necessary  order  for confirmation, if the Ministry fails to send a proposal to the contrary, to the PESB. However, as per  PESB  OM  No. 13/07/2010-PRESS dated 02.12.2011 (Annexure-D), Vigilance Clearance is required from CVC before processing the case for confirmation of the Board level appointees. The Present incumbent was appointed as CMD, NHPC Ltd. vide Ministry of Power Order dated 24 th   Feb,  2020  after  obtaining  necessary  vigilance  clearance  from the Central Vigilance Commission.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 257 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2022

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## NHPC Power Stations under operation

| S. No.           | Power Station                    | Installed Capacity (MW)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| HYDRO            |                                  |                           |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                  |                           |
| 1                | Baira Siul                       | 180                       |
| 2                | Chamera-I                        | 540                       |
| 3                | Chamera-II                       | 300                       |
| 4                | Chamera-III                      | 231                       |
| 5                | Parbati-III                      | 520                       |
|                  | Total                            | 1771                      |
| UT of Jammu &    | Kashmir                          |                           |
| 6                | Salal                            | 690                       |
| 7                | Uri-I                            | 480                       |
| 8                | Dulhasti                         | 390                       |
| 9                | Sewa-II                          | 120                       |
| 10               | Uri-II                           | 240                       |
| 11               | Kishanganga                      | 330                       |
|                  | Total                            | 2250                      |
| UT of Ladakh     |                                  |                           |
| 12               | Chutak                           | 44                        |
| 13               | Nimmo Bazgo                      | 45                        |
|                  | Total                            | 89                        |
| Manipur          |                                  |                           |
| 14               | Loktak                           | 105                       |
| Uttarakhand      |                                  |                           |
| 15               | Tanakpur                         | 94.2                      |
| 16               | Dhauliganga-I                    | 280                       |
|                  | Total                            | 374.2                     |
| Sikkim           |                                  |                           |
| 17               | Rangit                           | 60                        |
| 18               | Teesta-V                         | 510                       |
|                  | Total                            | 570                       |
| West Bengal      |                                  |                           |
| 19               | Teesta Low Dam -III              | 132                       |
| 20               | Teesta Low Dam -IV               | 160                       |
|                  | Total                            | 292                       |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                                  |                           |
| 21               | Indira Sagar (NHDC-JV of NHPC)   | 1000                      |
| 22               | Omkareshwar (NHDC-JV of NHPC)    | 520                       |
|                  | Total                            | 1520                      |
|                  | Hydropower                       | 6971.2                    |
| RENEWABLE        | ENERGY                           |                           |
| 1                | Tamilnadu Solar Power            | 50                        |
| 2                | Jaisalmer Wind Power             | 50                        |
|                  | Grand Total (24 POWER STATIONS ) | 7071.2                    |

## NHPC Projects under Construction

| S No.                    | Project                                       | Installed Capacity (MW)   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| NHPC - Own               | NHPC - Own                                    |                           |
| Hydro                    | Hydro                                         |                           |
| Himachal Pradesh         | Himachal Pradesh                              |                           |
| 1                        | PARBATI-II                                    | 800                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh/ Assam | Arunachal Pradesh/ Assam                      |                           |
| 1                        | SUBANSIRI LOWER                               | 2000                      |
| Odisha                   | Odisha                                        |                           |
| 1                        | Ground Mounted Solar Project, Odisha          | 40                        |
| JVs/Subsidiaries         | JVs/Subsidiaries                              |                           |
| Hydro                    | Hydro                                         |                           |
| UT of Jammu & Kashmir    | UT of Jammu & Kashmir                         |                           |
| 1                        | Pakal Dul (UT of J&K) (CVPPL-JV of NHPC)      | 1000                      |
| 2                        | Kiru (UT of J&K) (CVPPL-JV of NHPC)           | 624                       |
| 3                        | Ratle (UT of J&K) (CVPPL-JV of NHPC)          | 850                       |
|                          | Total                                         | 2474                      |
| Sikkim                   | Sikkim                                        |                           |
| 1                        | Teesta-VI (Sikkim) (LTHPL-Subsidiary of NHPC) | 500                       |
| 2                        | Rangit-IV (JPCL-Subsidiary of NHPC)           | 120                       |
|                          | Total                                         | 620                       |
| Uttar Pradesh            | Uttar Pradesh                                 |                           |
| 1                        | Kalpi Solar (UP) (BSUL- Subsidiary of NHPC)   | 65                        |
| Grand Total              | Grand Total                                   | 5999                      |

- Parbati-II:Unit-I  &  Unit-II  have  been  re-synchronized  with  the  Grid  at  Part  Load  on 05.07.2019  &  06.07.2019.    Unit-III  &  Unit-IV  have  been  test  synchronized  with  the Northern Grid on 28.09.2019.
- $ 40 MW Ground Mounted Solar Project, Odisha: Project works have been awarded on 24.05.2021.
- #  Ratle:Supplementary  MoU  signed  on  03.01.2021.  Cabinet  has  accorded  approval  for implementation  of  this  project  on  11.02.2021.  JVC  has  been  incorporated  on 01.06.2021.
- ## Rangit-IV:MoP  vide  letter  dated  30.03.2021  has  conveyed  the  approval  of  Govt.  of India  for  investment  approval  for  acquisition  M/s  Jal  Power  Corporation  Ltd  (JPCL) and construction of balance works Rangit-IV H E Project in Sikkim by NHPC Ltd. at an estimated cost of Rs.938.29 Crs at Oct'2019 Price Level.

###   Kalpi Solar (UP):Project works have been awarded on 17.03.2021.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 257 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2022

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## NHPC Projects Awaiting Clearances

| Sl. No.                   | Project                   | State                     | Installed Capacity (MW)   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| A- Hydro                  | A- Hydro                  | A- Hydro                  | A- Hydro                  |
| Stand-alone NHPC          | Stand-alone NHPC          | Stand-alone NHPC          | Stand-alone NHPC          |
| 1                         | Teesta-IV                 | Sikkim                    | 520                       |
| 2                         | Dibang                    | Ar. Pradesh               | 2880                      |
| 3                         | Sawalkot*                 | UT of J&K                 | 1856                      |
| 4                         | Dugar                     | Himachal Pradesh          | 500                       |
|                           | Sub Total                 |                           | 5756                      |
| Projects in Joint Venture | Projects in Joint Venture | Projects in Joint Venture | Projects in Joint Venture |
| Hydro (In India)          | Hydro (In India)          | Hydro (In India)          | Hydro (In India)          |
| 5                         | Kwar                      | UT of J&K                 | 540                       |
| 6                         | Kirthai-II*               | UT of J&K                 | 930                       |
| 7                         | Loktak D/S                | Manipur                   | 66                        |
|                           | Sub Total (JV)            |                           | 1536                      |
|                           | Total Hydro (A)           |                           | 7292                      |
| B- Solar (NHPC)           | B- Solar (NHPC)           | B- Solar (NHPC)           | B- Solar (NHPC)           |
| 8                         | Floating Solar Project    | West Kallada, Kerala      | 50                        |
|                           | Total Solar (B)           |                           | 50                        |
| Grand Total               | Grand Total               | Grand Total               | 7342                      |

*A Memorandum  of Understanding between the Jammu  &  Kashmir State Power Development  Corporation  Limited  (JKSPDCL),  and  NHPC  Ltd.,  signed  on  03.01.2021  for execution of Kirthai-II, Sawalkot, Uri-I (Stage-  II), Dul Hasti (Stage-II) Hydropower Projects in Jammu and Kashmir.

## NHPC - Projects under Survey and Investigations

| Sl. No.   | Project             | State       | Installed Capacity (MW)   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------------|
| HYDRO     |                     |             |                           |
| 1         | Garba Tawaghat      | Uttarakhand | 630                       |
| 2         | Uri-I Stage-II#     | UT of J&K   | 240                       |
| 3         | Dul Hasti Stage-II# | UT of J&K   | 260                       |
|           | Total               | Total       | 1130                      |

#  A  Memorandum  of  Understanding  between  the  Jammu  &  Kashmir  State  Power Development  Corporation Limited  (JKSPDCL)  and  NHPC  Ltd.,  signed  on  03.01.2021  for execution  of  Kirthai-II,  Sawalkot,  Uri-I  (Stage-II),  Dul  Hasti  (Stage-II),  Hydropower Projects in Jammu and Kashmir.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 257 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2022

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## Chapter 3

## Confirmation Procedure

{Auth: (i) DoPT's OM No.28(30)EO/2010(ACC) dated 31.03.2011;

(ii) PESB's OM No.5/6/2010-PESB dated 28.06.2011}

1. Cases  of Board  level functionary for confirmation/ non-confirmation are considered to enable him to continue for the balance period of his tenure or otherwise.
2. The PESB has circulated formats for Special  Performance  Report  (SPR)  and guidelines.  The assessment  in  the  SPR  is  required  to  be  recorded  by  the Secretary of the administrative Ministry in respect of the Chief Executive and by the Chief Executive duly countersigned by the Secretary of the administrative Department in respect of the Functional Directors
3. The  minimum  acceptable  score  in  the  SPR  is  37.5  out  of  50  with  no  single attribute having a score less than 3.
4. The Ministries  are  required  to  send  proposals  to  PESB  only  in  cases  of  nonconfirmation  on  performance  grounds  where  the  score  on  SPR  is  less  than 37.5.
5. A  CMD/MD/Functional Director  would be deemed to be confirmed unless the Ministry/Department sends a proposal to the PESB, to the contrary, within 30 days after the expiry of one year.
6. Within this stipulated period of one year and thirty days, the officer would be deemed to have been  confirmed and the Ministry shall issue necessary order for confirmation, if the Ministry fails to send a proposal to the contrary, to the PESB.
7. Executives who score less than 37.5 marks on the SPR are called for a joint appraisal  meeting  with  the  Board  in  the  presence  of  the  Secretary  of  the Administrative Ministry to consider confirmation or otherwise of the functionary.
8. The PESB shall hold a Joint Appraisal on receipt of the proposal, within one month, after which the proposal shall be sent to the Ministry of  placing before the ACC for orders.
9. If the Ministry/Departments is not inclined to confirm the appointee for reasons other than performance such as vigilance issues etc.,  such proposal shall be submitted to the ACC directly at least 30 days in advance of the expiry of the scheduled tenure of the incumbent.
10. In case the recommendation of non-confirmation is approved by the Competent Authority, the executive vacates the post.

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## ANNEXURE-D

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 257 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2022

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