Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Power System Development Grant
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2590

## ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022

## POWER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT GRANT

2590.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  any  letter  or  request  from  Kerala  State Government sent to the Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC) for power system development grant for modernising load dispatch centres by installing and upgrading to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system in order to attain effective distribution;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  allocation  made  in  this  regard  to  distribution  companies  in Kerala during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether  the  Government  offers  such  grants  on  a  cent  percent  central  funding basis; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Kerala  State  Electricity  Board  Limited  (KSEBL),  sent  a  proposal  for  the upgradation of the Kerala State Load Dispatch Centre's (SLDC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system through Power System Development Fund (PSDF).

The PSDF grant is provided to the eligible projects after appraisal as per the provisions  of  PSDF  guidelines,  and  the  allocations  made  to  the  States  are  for  the approved  projects.  The  proposal  for  SCADA  has  been  examined  by  the  PSDF  TechnoEconomic Sub Group (TESG) and Appraisal Committee and decided not to recommend it.

Till  date,  a  total  of  7  projects  have  been  approved  for  KSEBL,  Kerala from PSDF scheme with the sanction grant of ₹597.60 Crore. The detailed breakup of the Grant released in last three years and current year is attached in Annexure.

(c) & (d) : The grant is offered to the projects depending upon the category of projects as specified in the PSDF guidelines of Ministry of Power, which ranges from 75% to 100%.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION    NO. 2590 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.12.2022

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The detailed breakup of the Grant released to KSEBL in last three years and current yuear

|                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Entity               | Date of Issuance of sanction order by MoP   | Grant Approved MOP (Rs. Crore)   | Grant released before 2019 (Rs.   | Grant Released in last three years (Rs Crore)   | Grant Released in last three years (Rs Crore)   | Grant Released in last three years (Rs Crore)   | Current Year           | Total Grant released 31.10.2022   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.              | Name of Scheme and Unique ID No                                                                                                                                                                                 |                      |                                             |                                  |                                   | Grant released in 2019                          | Grant released in 2020                          | Grant released in 2021                          | Grant released in 2022 |                                   |
| 1                    | Implementation of Automatic Demand Management Scheme (ADMS) at 322 Substations of KSEB Lat 33 kV level. (80)                                                                                                    | KSEBL                | 02-01-2017                                  | 4.77                             | 0.48                              | 0.95                                            | 2.86                                            | 0.37                                            | 0.00                   | 4.67                              |
| 2                    | Renovation & Upgradation of Various 220 kv Switchyard Equipment. (126)                                                                                                                                          | KSEBL                | 15-11-2017                                  | 20.18                            | 2.67                              | 1.33                                            | 6.52                                            | 3.39                                            | 0.00                   | 13.91                             |
| 3                    | Implementation of OPGW based reliable communication at 132 kv and above substations. (141)                                                                                                                      | KSEBL                | 15-11-2017                                  | 73.76                            | 0.00                              | 7.38                                            | 9.40                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                   | 16.78                             |
| 4                    | Renovation and Upgradation of protection system of Substations (002)                                                                                                                                            | KSEBL                | 31-12-2014                                  | 82.31                            | 46.83                             | 34.82                                           | 0.48                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                   | 82.12                             |
| 5                    | Construction of Madakkathara-A reakode 400/220 kV Multi-circuit Multi- voltage transmission Line (95 km) & Construction of Kizhisseri-Nallalam 220/110 kV Multi- Circuit Multi Voltage transmission line. (090) | KSEBL                | 16-05-2017                                  | 333.93                           | 100.18                            | 226.14                                          | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                   | 326.32                            |
| 6                    | Up-rating Kakkayam- Nallalam 110 kV line (45km) & Upgrading Nallalam-Chevayur- Westhill-Koyilandy 110 kV Single Circuit line into Double Circuit line. (96)                                                     | KSEBL                | 16-05-2017                                  | 66.85                            | 16.67                             | 29.96                                           | 0.89                                            | 0.00                                            | 7.89                   | 55.41                             |
| 7                    | Implementation of SAMAST (Scheduling, Accounting, Metering & Settlement of Transactions in Electricity) report in                                                                                               | KSEBL                | 10-May-21                                   | 15.80                            | 0.00                              | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 1.58                                            | 0.00                   | 1.58                              |
| the State of Kerala. | the State of Kerala.                                                                                                                                                                                            | the State of Kerala. | Total                                       | 597.60                           | 166.82                            | 300.58                                          | 20.16                                           | 5.34                                            | 7.89                   | 500.79                            |

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